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85: 264:, with reinforcements and supplies were also captured by Alaungpaya, when Alaungpaya forced Bruno to write a letter to trick them. The French captains were killed and the 200 sailors forced to join the Burmese army Sieur de Bruno was roasted to death. From the two ships, Alaugpaya managed to put his hands on 35 ships guns (24 pounders), five field guns, 1300 muskets, and a large quantity of ammunitions. France was precluded from further intervention in Burma, with the advent of the 38: 2424: 530: 2663: 2390: 395: 68: 1519: 2675: 57: 1459:
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attempted to break the stalemate with Great Britain by trying to establish an alliance with France to obtain recognition and aid. This led to strong tensions between France and Great Britain. In the end, in spite of the dispatch of a Burmese mission to Paris, France refused in 1884 to sign a treaty
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and negotiated the establishment of a French Bank in Burma, a concession for a railway from Mandalay to the northern border of British Burma and a French role in running monopolies controlled by the Burmese government. A secret treaty signed between Hass and king Thibaw was disclosed. The British
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The French troops with their guns and muskets were incorporated in the Burmese army as gunners, and played a key role in the later battles between the Burmese and the Mons. They were treated well and received Burmese wives. They became an elite corps, which was to play an important role in the
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In Syriam, Sieur de Bruno was helping the Mons in organizing their defense. Sieur de Bruno was insistently requesting more help from Pondicherry. He acted as a military advisor to the Mons, and French warships participated in fighting against the Burmese in Syriam and Dagon (ancient
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Alaungpaya on the other hand was asking the British for guns and ammunitions. Alaungpaya managed to capture Syriam in July 1756. Sieur de Bruno and the other French with him were captured and tortured. Two French ships arriving two days after the capture of Syriam,
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Trade between France and Myanmar has increased significantly since 2012: French exports to Myanmar rose from €19 million in 2012 to €129 million in 2017 and imports from €66.1 million to €224 million. In 2018, France was the 12th largest investor in Myanmar.
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The French government recalled Haas, who was removed allegedly "for reasons of health". While the French had backed down in Burma, the French actions as well as many other events nevertheless convinced the British to finally annex Upper Burma. Finally, the
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welcomed Feraud's embassy, and accepted Ferraud's offer for trade, in exchange for the supply of guns and ammunitions. The king remitted a letter of agreement, which Feraud brought back to Pondicherry.
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Liang, p. 14. ("In July 1751, Dupleix sent Sieur de Bruno to Burma and negotiated a treaty by which, in return for commercial concessions, the Mons were to receive substantial French aid.")
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On June, 7, 2022 Myanmar's junta expressed strong displeasure at a French embassy statement calling it an "illegitimate military regime", warning of potential harm to bilateral relations.
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Harrison, p. 148. ("Soon after his arrival in 1751 the agent, Sieur de Bruno, reported back to Pondicherry that the Irrawaddy delta could easily be conquered by a small force.")
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sent an embassy to Europe, led by his confidant, the Kinwun Mingyi, leading to the signature of a commercial treaty with France on 24 January 1873. Further, in 1883, king
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Rapson et al., p. 437. ("What forced the English to act was that France, having won an empire in Indo-China, now tried to dominate Upper Burma by peaceful penetration.")
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The New Encyclopædia Britannica, page 752, Robert McHenry, 1993: "Assailed from all sides, Ava fell to the Mons in 1752; and the whole of Myanmar passed under Mon rule".
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villages, with the spiritual support of a priest. To this day, some Catholic villages are still extant in the area where an awareness of some European ancestry remains.
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Lamb, p. 64. ("In 1751 Dupleix sent the Sieur de Bruno to Pegu to initiate an alliance between the French and the Mon Government at Pegu against the Burmans.")
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However, Dupleix's proposals to take control of the Irrawaddy delta were rejected by the French government, strongly limiting his capacity to intervene there.
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A few years later, a Mon envoy visited Dupleix requesting French help in the fight against the Burmese. Dupleix promised men and munitions and dispatched
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promising that France would come to the support of Burma in case a third power would attack it, only suggesting the possibility of arm shipments from
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in July 1751. Sieur de Bruno reported back that a few hundred French troops would be able to take control of the
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SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, Autumn 2004, ISSN 1479-8484 ("A voyage to Pegu", translation of
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Encyclopædia Britannica 1970 Page 441 "In 1752 they captured Ava and the Toungoo dynasty finally collapsed"
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In September 2023, France pledges to support international efforts for justice and accountability in the
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attempted to counter the French moves in the region by sending a military force to survey the island of
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Europe and Burma: A Study of European Relations with Burma to the Annexation of Thibaw's Kingdom, 1886
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had started to show interest in Burma since 1727, on account of the country's abundance in
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announced it would be withdrawing from Myanmar over "worsening human rights abuses".
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under Captain Thomas Taylor. He also tried to negotiate the cession of Syriam to the
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In June 2016, French Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development
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with the objective of developing French influence in the country. He arrived at
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in Paris. This was the first ever visit of a Myanmar head of state to France.
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When they reached old age, the French soldiers were able to retire
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Burma Under British Rule—and Before, page 56 by John Nisbet, 1901
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Given the previous involvement of the French with the dissident
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Burma's Foreign Relations: Neutralism in Theory and Practise
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History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824
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in 1752, and overran most of Burma, putting an end to the
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Participation in the Burman-Mon conflict (1751–1756)
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France-Burma relations
Map indicating locations of France and Myanmar
France
Myanmar

bilateral relations
Myanmar
France
French East India Company
Southeast Asia
Yangon
Paris

Joseph François Dupleix
Governor-General
French India
Joseph François Dupleix
teak
crude oil
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Pondicherry
Sieur de Bruno
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Irrawaddy Delta
Madras
Negrais
East India Company
Mon
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