battle, early modern

Battle of the Salween River

Name: Battle of the Salween River
Location: People's Republic of China

Battle of the Salween River was a battle fought in 1718 in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Dzungar–Qing Wars, which ran from 1688 to 1759. The recorded result: Dzungar victory.

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Fought1718

WherePeople's Republic of China31.477N, 92.057E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDzungar victory

BelligerentsQing DynastyagainstDzungar Khanate

Part ofDzungar–Qing Wars1688 to 1759

Where it sits in the Dzungar–Qing Wars

3 placed engagements of the Dzungar–Qing Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1718 (year precision)
Place	People's Republic of China 31.477N, 92.057E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Commanders	Erentei	Tseren Dhondup

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Namka Chu 1962, 411 km S
Battle of Se La Pass 1962, 442 km S
Battle of Walong 1962, 606 km SE
Battle of Kohima 1944, 676 km S
Battle of the Tennis Court 1944, 676 km S

In the same war

Before: Battle of Jao Modo 1696
All 3 engagements of Dzungar–Qing Wars

Elsewhere in 1718

Battle of the Salween River is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4502462, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Salween River, revision 1370602095, 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.