 The 2nd King 's had been on the Indian subcontinent since 1877 and had fought in the Second Afghan War . The Third Burmese War punctuated the battalion 's overseas service in the 1880s . Intent on deposing Upper Burma 's King Thibaw and imposing imperial rule , Britain issued an ultimatum consisting of demands that were rejected as anticipated . The invasion began in November 1885 in the form of the Burma Field Force , which progressed up the Irrawaddy River via transports , enabling the rapid capture of frontier forts and the capital Mandalay . After the capital 's seizure , the battalion provided an escort that oversaw the exile of Thibaw . A guerrilla campaign against the British followed the completion of Upper Burma 's annexation on 1 January 1886 , lasting for at least five years . For more than a year , the King 's operated in small groups pursuing guerrillas in the Burmese jungle . Casualties numbered 12 officers and 256 men by the time the battalion had returned to India . In early 1900 the 2nd Battalion Liverpool Regiment was stationed at Gibraltar . 
