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Battle of Yenangyaung

Battle of Yenangyaung was a battle fought on 19 April 1942 at Yenangyaung, in what is now Myanmar. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 113th regiment : 1,121; 112th regiment : 1,703; : 7,000 against 10,000.

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Japanese Conquest of Burma April-May 1942
Japanese Conquest of Burma April-May 1942. U.S. Army Center of Military History, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 April 1942
WhereYenangyaung, Myanmar20.495N, 94.903E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsRepublic of China (1912–49); United Kingdom; British IndiaagainstEmpire of Japan
Part ofSecond Sino-Japanese War1937 to 1945

Where it sits in Second Sino-Japanese War

Defense of Harbin, 1932Battle of Wenzaobang, 1932Battle of Nanking, 1937Siege of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Luodian, 1937Marco Polo Bridge incident, 1937Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, 1937Battle of Zhangjiakou, 1937Battle of Nankou, 1937Battle of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Wusong, 1937Battle of Taiyuan, 1937Battle of Datong, 1937Battle of Jining, 1937Battle of Xinkou, 1937Battle of Pingxingguan, 1937Defense of Sihang Warehouse, 1937Battle of Jinshanwei, 1937Defense of Linyi, 1938Siege of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan, 1938Defense of Teng County, 1938Battle of Taierzhuang, 1938Battle of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Wuhan, 1938Battle of Changsha, 1939Battle of Nanchang, 1939Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, 1939Battle of South Guangxi, 1939Battle of Baotou, 1939Battle of Kunlun Pass, 1939Battle of West Suiyuan, 1940Battle of Wuyuan, 1940Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang, 1940Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940Battle of South Henan, 1941Battle of Shanggao, 1941Battle of South Shanxi, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1942Battle of Tachiao, 1942Battle of Oktwin, 1942Battle of Toungoo, 1942Battle of Yenangyaung, 1942Battle of Lashio, 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road, 1942Battle of West Hubei, 1943Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, 1943Battle of Changde, 1943Battle of Dushan, 1944Battle of Central Henan, 1944Operation Ichi-Go, 1944Battle of Changsha, 1944Defense of Hengyang, 1944Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou, 1944Battle of West Hunan, 194519321945Battle of Yenangyaung, 1942
58 placed engagements of Second Sino-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date19 April 1942
PlaceYenangyaung, Myanmar
20.495N, 94.903E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength113th regiment : 1,121; 112th regiment : 1,703; : 7,00010,000
Casualties and losses113th regiment : 204 killed; 318 wounded; 20 missing; 112th regiment : 33 killed; 15 woundedChinese claim : 700+ killed or wounded, 3 captured
Commanders
  • Sun Liren
  • Liu Fangwu
  • James Bruce Scott
  • John Anstice
Battle of YenangyaungBattle of YenangyaungBattle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsBattle of Meiktila and MandalayBattle of Hill 170Battle of Ramree IslandBattle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsBattle of Meiktila and MandalayBattle of Hill 170Battle of Ramree IslandNaypyidawMagwayAllanmyo100 km20.495N, 94.903E
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Battle of Yenangyaung 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 Q2890419, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Yenangyaung, revision 1370277206, 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.