Mountbatten Burma Campaign

One common view is that he hastened the independence process unduly and recklessly foreseeing vast disruption and loss of life.

Mountbatten burma campaign. British commonwealth land forces were drawn primarily from british india along with some 100000 african colonial troops. It was part of the south east asian theatre of the world war and primarily involved the allied. The british commonwealth land forces were drawn primarily from the united kingdom british india and africa. It was part of the south east asian theatre of world war ii and primarily involved forces of the allies.

Mountbattens strategy was to prepare to attack the japanese in burma from their flank from the sea and moved his hq to kandy in ceylon now sri lanka. The burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the british colony of burma. The provisional irish republican army claimed responsibility for the august 27 1979 murder of lord louis mountbatten 79 earl of burma great grandson of queen victoria second cousin of queen. And in default of such issue to every other daughter lawfully begotten of the said louis francis albert victo.

He served in world war i world war ii and successfully led a campaign against japan that led to the recapture of burma. Earl mountbatten of burma is a title in the peerage of the united kingdom. Louis mountbatten was the son of prince louis of battenberg and great grandson of queen victoria i. The letters patent creating the title specified the following remainderto his eldest daughter patricia edwina victoria baroness brabourneand the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten.

The burma campaign in the south east asian theatre of world war ii was fought primarily between british commonwealth including canadians chinese and elements of the united states forces against the forces of the empire of japan thailand and the indian national army. He was also philip mountbattens uncle and introduced him to the future queen elizabeth. Notwithstanding the self promotion of his own part in indian independence notably in the television series the life and times of admiral of the fleet lord mountbatten of burma produced by his son in law lord brabourne and freedom at midnight by dominique lapierre and larry collins of which he was the main quoted source his record is seen as very mixed. The burma campaign in the south east asian theatre of world war ii was fought primarily by british commonwealth chinese and united states forces against the forces of imperial japan who were assisted to some degree by thailand the burmese national army and the indian national army.

Partly because monsoon rains made effective campaigning possible only for about half of the year the bur. It was created in 1947 for rear admiral louis mountbatten 1st viscount mountbatten of burma the last viceroy of india. The burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the then british colony of burma now mynamar.