Atlas of Battles

country, 22 engagements

Battles in Myanmar

22 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Myanmar: 22 battles between 1767 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: South-East Asian theater of World War II (6), Second Sino-Japanese War (5), Japanese conquest of Burma (4).

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Battle of Goteik GorgeBattle of MaymyoBattle of PromeBattle of Rangoon (1852)Battle of Bilin RiverBattle of Sittang BridgeBattle of PeguBattle of TachiaoBattle of OktwinBattle of ToungooBattle of PromeBattle of YenangyaungBattle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBattle of the Admin BoxBattle of Ramree IslandBattle of Hill 170Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsBattle of Meiktila and MandalayBattle of Tanlwe ChaungBattle of Elephant PointBattle of the Sittang BendChattogramYangonNaypyidawVientianeKhulnaMandalayChiang MaiSittwe500 km19.706N, 95.345E
22 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 3 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
December 1767Battle of Goteik GorgeSino-Burmese War
March 1768Battle of MaymyoTen Great Campaigns
November 1825Battle of PromePyayFirst Anglo-Burmese War
11 April 1852Battle of Rangoon (1852)YangonSecond Anglo-Burmese War
18 February 1942Battle of Bilin RiverBilin RiverJapanese conquest of Burma
23 February 1942Battle of Sittang BridgeMyanmarJapanese conquest of Burma
7 March 1942Battle of PeguBagoJapanese conquest of Burma
18 March 1942Battle of TachiaoPyuSecond Sino-Japanese War
20 March 1942Battle of OktwinOktwinSecond Sino-Japanese War
30 March 1942Battle of ToungooTaungooSecond Sino-Japanese War
30 March 1942Battle of PromePyayJapanese conquest of Burma
19 April 1942Battle of YenangyaungYenangyaungSecond Sino-Japanese War
June 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBurma RoadSecond Sino-Japanese War
5 February 1944Battle of the Admin BoxRakhine StateSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
4 June 1944Battle of MogaungMogaung
14 January 1945Battle of Ramree IslandRamree IslandSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
22 January 1945Battle of Hill 170Rakhine StateSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
4 February 1945Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsPakokkuSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
March 1945Battle of Meiktila and MandalaySouth-East Asian theater of World War II
26 April 1945Battle of Tanlwe Chaung
1 May 1945Battle of Elephant PointOperation Dracula
7 August 1945Battle of the Sittang BendPegu RangeSouth-East Asian theater of World War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.