On May 4, 1869, the French Empire seemed to have had enough of being isolated. Perhaps Napoleon III also wanted to see the British joke. The King of the French Empire attended a public banquet and faced nobles from all over Europe.

He actually expressed his dissatisfaction with the British's exploitation of Indians in person.

"In France, many people also think that the British are not very authentic. I think this is right. Therefore, the French Empire also requires London to cherish the loyalty from the Indians, not the other way around. I think the British are well-known as a member of Europe.

, don’t destroy our honor.”

Napoleon III seems to have forgotten that they are still being sanctioned for Siam's invasion of Asia.

The French Empire all stood up, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Italy, Spain, etc. were even less polite.

Normally we are afraid of the British navy, so everyone keeps silent. Now that everyone is overwhelming, it would be nice if we don't give him a few more kicks. It can just release the bad energy that he usually holds back.

Britain is facing overwhelming pressure from all over the world. No matter how powerful its navy is, it will be difficult to withstand the criticism of global public opinion.

Faced with the pressure brought by these international countries, London did not fight back one by one, except for the British Foreign Office's refutation, expressing dissatisfaction with the interference of various countries in Britain's internal affairs.

"No one wants others to interfere in their own country's internal affairs, and the British Empire is not surprised. Therefore, we strongly call on all countries to abide by the international rule of challenging themselves, so that all countries can continue to maintain peace."

Foreign Secretary Russell's soft-yet-hard diplomatic words made Portugal, the Ottomans, Mexico, etc. who originally wanted to participate in the "appeal" to the United Kingdom suddenly choose to wait and see. Obviously, they were unwilling to participate in the wrestling match between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and the Caribbean Commonwealth.

However, Russell's statement will naturally not let the Netherlands and America give up.

On May 6, 1869, the Upper Burma region in the Far East, Chin State, Kachin State, Chan State, and Kayah State took the lead in Mandalay Province, the capital, and cooperated with Sagaing Province, Magway Province, and the Inner Union Bibi State District.

The Five-Party Alliance, determined to drive away the British colonists, launched a counterattack against the British-occupied Burmese colony of Arakan and Lower Burma. The Burmese army launched from the capital Mandalay Province to the British-occupied Rakhine State and Chin State in the west.

Attack, the British were caught off guard and injured more than 3,000 people.

When the news came back to London, it was already 8 pm that day. Queen Victoria was said to be furious at Buckingham Palace, and Disraeli reported to the Queen overnight.

On May 7, 1869, countries in Europe and the United States were shocked by the news coming from the Far East.

No one bothered with the issue of Indian rights at this time because they were afraid of being implicated in the wrath of the British.

Obviously, the British Empire was not willing to cause trouble at this time.

However, the major forces in Upper Burma were not afraid. Leaders from all parties gathered in Mandalay Province to express their request for the British Empire to withdraw from Burma, otherwise this attack would not be the last.

On May 8, the British Empire issued an ultimatum to all forces in Upper Burma, requiring all parties to lay down their arms and recognize the power of the British Empire in Burma.

British Foreign Secretary Russell said in London, "We require the UK to have the power to supervise Myanmar's foreign affairs activities from today. If Myanmar does not accept it, we will inflict an outrage on the UK that they cannot bear. We can do what we say."

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In the afternoon of that day, the British Empire's Indian fleet moved eastward and stopped at Aang Port on Aang Island in the eastern Bay of Bengal. After that, British warships began to travel from south to north. Obviously, the British warships supported the land by insufficient numbers of soldiers.

At the same time, in the western Bengal region, the British assembled 10,000 soldiers, including 7,000 indigenous troops, to attack Kachin State in Upper Myanmar from the west.

In response, the Five-Party Alliance of Upper Myanmar deployed 20,000 troops in western Kachin State and adopted an uncompromising attitude.

"The Kingdom of Siam has learned its bloody lesson, and we call on the UK and the Quad Alliance of Upper Burma to negotiate to resolve the issue."

On May 10, 1869, King William IV of the Kingdom of the Netherlands met with Mexican President Benito Juarez who was visiting the Netherlands in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, and publicly made the above statement.

At the same time, the Sydney consul of Upper Myanmar in the Netherlands and Australia pointed out in an interview, “We demand that the United Kingdom withdraw from Myanmar’s territory. This is a request of all parties. We call on the Netherlands and other internationally righteous countries to support Upper Myanmar because we believe

The International Hague Tribunal Organization, of which we are applying for membership."

Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of America Bush also said in Washington: "The British Empire seems to be unpopular recently. The Commonwealth of America rose up because it was too severely exploited by British capitalists and aristocrats. Now

The Indians in Canada and the Burmese in the Far East will most likely make Britain repeat the same mistakes it made back then."

This time, even the Tsarist Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had not participated in the disputes in Central and Western Europe for a long time, joined the ranks of "persuading peace."

This puts increasing pressure on Britain.

On May 11, 1869, the International Court of Justice in The Hague held meetings for three consecutive days starting from the 10th. Finally, after a "fierce" tug-of-war, it finally completed its application for Myanmar on this day and held emergency consultations.

In the end, due to the obstruction of Portugal and Belgium, Upper Burma did not become a member of the International Court of Justice in The Hague. However, perhaps Portugal and Belgium were unwilling to offend countries such as the Netherlands and America too much. Upper Burma represented the country of Burma and became the same status as the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

Observer state.

In the joint communiqué of the member states of the International Hague Tribunal, the organization asked the United Kingdom not to invade Burma with force. At the same time, the organization also called on the five-party alliance in Burma not to attempt to challenge the British Empire.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although Britain is somewhat reluctant, there are too many people forced to admit it, and in the end they can only make some mild dissatisfaction.

Perhaps to vent their dissatisfaction, the British began to respond with actions, but instead of the British troops in Bengal as everyone had guessed and expected, they launched an attack from the south toward Lower Burma.

On May 13, the British evaded everyone's attention, and 20,000 British soldiers suddenly occupied the border fortress Minhura and marched directly to Mandalay Province, the capital of Myanmar.

The regular army in Mandalay Province, Upper Burma, was caught off guard at first. They had the numerical advantage but the equipment disadvantage, so they could not stop the attacking British army.

On May 15, 1869, the British Southern Army entered the Inner Union Bibondu District at the southern end of Mandalay Province. On the same day, British Prime Minister Disraeli announced at a press conference in London that the original Arakan region of Myanmar would be

The Burma region, the Tanah Sarin region and the Inner Mongolia region that had just been conquered and occupied by the British Empire were British Overseas Territories and an independent province of British India.

In response, the Five-Party Alliance in Burma stated that they would not accept the British proposition and they demanded that the UK withdraw from all British troops in Burma.

In order to fight back against British enslavement, with the support of the Five-Party Alliance in Upper Burma, these British-occupied Burma launched a guerrilla war against the occupation.

And Upper Burma also gradually began to organize small-scale counterattacks from time to time because of the same hatred of the enemy.

Why is Burma, a poor country like Burma, able to organize a steady stream of organizations to fight against the powerful Britain over the years? This has begun to arouse London's suspicion. Burma's rival is the Kingdom of Siam? Or is it France, which wants to check and balance Britain? Or is it the Netherlands?

Everyone started to wonder.
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