Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Dai Anlan

Battles of Dai Anlan

Chinese general (1904-1942)

Dai Anlan is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1942: 5 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Myanmar (4), People's Republic of China (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,569 km apart end to end, 392 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Sino-Japanese War (5).

Battle of Kunlun PassBattle of TachiaoBattle of OktwinBattle of ToungooBattle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBattle of Kunlun PassBattle of TachiaoBattle of OktwinBattle of Yunnan-Burma RoadHanoiNaypyidawVientianeHaiphongMandalayChiang MaiBoseGejiuVinhThái Nguyên500 km20.824N, 102.360E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 1 engagements1942: 4 engagements4 in 194219391942
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kunlun Pass, 1939Battle of Tachiao, 1942Battle of Oktwin, 1942Battle of Toungoo, 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road, 194219391942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1939Battle of Kunlun PassNanning, People's Republic of ChinaChinese victory
18 March 1942Battle of TachiaoPyu, Myanmar1,307 km WJapanese victory
20 March 1942Battle of OktwinOktwin, Myanmar13 km SJapanese victory
30 March 1942Battle of ToungooTaungoo, Myanmar12 km NJapanese victory
June 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBurma Road, Myanmar237 km NAxis victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.