battle, early modern

Battle of Maymyo

Name: Battle of Maymyo
Location: Myanmar

Battle of Maymyo was a battle fought in March 1768 in what is now Myanmar. It was part of Ten Great Campaigns, which ran from 1747 to 1792. The recorded result: Decisive Burmese victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 infantry; 2,000 cavalry against 30,000 infantry and cavalry.

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FoughtMarch 1768

WhereMyanmar22.031N, 96.474E

OutcomeDecisive Burmese victory

BelligerentsKonbaung dynastyagainstQing Empire

Casualties and lossesMinimaland~20,000 killed, wounded or executed; ~some 5,000 men escaped; ~2,500 captured

Part ofTen Great Campaigns1747 to 1792

Record

Date	March 1768 (month precision)
Place	Myanmar 22.031N, 96.474E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	10,000 infantry; 2,000 cavalry	30,000 infantry and cavalry
Casualties and losses	Minimal	~20,000 killed, wounded or executed; ~some 5,000 men escaped; ~2,500 captured
Commanders	Maha Thiha Thura Maha Sithu	Ming Rui

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Goteik Gorge 1767, 106 km NE
Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan 1943, 112 km NE
Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road 1942, 127 km SE
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay 1945, 143 km SW
Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations 1945, 166 km SW

In the same war

After: Battle of Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa 1788

Elsewhere in 1768

Battle of Maymyo is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 34 in present-day Myanmar.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65065263, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maymyo, revision 1370449364, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.