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Battle of Sittang Bridge

Battle of Sittang Bridge was a battle fought on 23 February 1942 at Myanmar. It was part of the Japanese conquest of Burma, which ran from 1941 to 1942. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 1 understrength division against 1 division.

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Japanese Conquest of Burma April-May 1942
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Fought23 February 1942
WhereMyanmar17.367N, 96.883E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; IndiaagainstEmpire of Japan
Part ofJapanese conquest of Burma1941 to 1942

Where it sits in the Japanese conquest of Burma

Battle of Bilin River, 1942Battle of Sittang Bridge, 1942Battle of Pegu, 1942Battle of Prome, 194219421942Battle of Sittang Bridge, 1942
4 placed engagements of the Japanese conquest of Burma in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 February 1942
PlaceMyanmar
17.367N, 96.883E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength1 understrength division1 division
Commanders
  • Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet
Battle of Sittang BridgeBattle of Sittang BridgeBattle of Bilin RiverBattle of PeguBattle of Rangoon (1852)Battle of the Sittang BendBattle of Elephant PointBattle of PeguBattle of Rangoon (1852)Battle of the Sittang BendBattle of Elephant PointBagoPyuHinthadaLetpadanMudonPhyarponWakemaMae Sot100 km17.367N, 96.883E
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Battle of Sittang Bridge is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 34 in present-day Myanmar.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1749008, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sittang Bridge, revision 1370589470, 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.