battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Bilin River
Battle of Bilin River was a battle fought on 18 February 1942 at Bilin River, in what is now Myanmar. It was part of the Japanese conquest of Burma, which ran from 1941 to 1942. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 1 division against 2 divisions.
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Where it sits in the Japanese conquest of Burma
Record
| Date | 18 February 1942 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Bilin River, Myanmar 17.182N, 97.247E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 1 division | 2 divisions |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sittang Bridge 1942, 44 km NW
- Battle of Pegu 1942, 110 km W
- Operation Dracula 1945, 121 km W
- Battle of Rangoon (1852) 1852, 123 km W
- Battle of Elephant Point 1945, 128 km SW
In the same war
- After: Battle of Sittang Bridge 23 February 1942
- All 4 engagements of Japanese conquest of Burma
Elsewhere in 1942
- Battle of Stalingrad Russia
- Battle of Midway United States
- Operation Torch Algeria
- Battle of the Coral Sea
- Second Battle of El Alamein Egypt
Battle of Bilin River is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 39 in present-day Myanmar.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q384413, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bilin River, revision 1376107005, 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.