Atlas of Battles

country, 39 engagements

Battles in Myanmar

39 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Myanmar: 31 battles, 5 sieges and 3 campaigns between 1283 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Pacific War (14), Second Sino-Japanese War (6), Japanese conquest of Burma (4), Burmese–Portuguese conflicts (3).

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Battle of BhamoBattle of PaganBattle of NaungyoSyriam battlesSiege of SyriamSiege of SyriamSiege of KengtungSiege of KaungtonBattle of Goteik GorgeBattle of MaymyoBattle of PromeBattle of Rangoon (1852)Bombing of MandalayBattle of Bilin RiverBattle of Sittang BridgeBattle of PeguBattle of TachiaoBattle of OktwinBattle of ToungooBattle of PromeBattle of YenangyaungBattle of LashioBattle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBattle of MogaungBattle of Hill 170Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsBattle of Meiktila and MandalayBattle of LashioBattle of Tanlwe ChaungOperation DraculaBattle of Elephant PointSecond Mongol invasion of BurmaBurma CampaignArakan Campaign 1942–1943Battle of the Admin BoxSiege of MyitkyinaBurma Campaign 1944Battle of Ramree IslandBattle of the Sittang BendSecond Mongol invasion of BurmaBurma CampaignArakan Campaign 1942–1943Battle of the Admin BoxSiege of MyitkyinaBurma Campaign 1944Battle of Ramree IslandBattle of the Sittang BendDhakaChattogramHanoiKunmingPatnaAsansolJamshedpurBhubaneswarVientianeKhulna500 km21.034N, 95.596E
39 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

1250: 2 engagements1300: 1 engagements1500: 1 engagements1600: 3 engagements1750: 4 engagements1800: 1 engagements1850: 1 engagements1900: 26 engagements26 in 190012501900
39 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1283Battle of BhamoBhamoKublai Khan's Campaigns
1287Battle of PaganBaganKublai Khan's Campaigns
1301Second Mongol invasion of BurmaMyanmarMongol invasions and conquests
1538Battle of NaungyoEinme TownshipToungoo–Hanthawaddy War
1605Syriam battlesThanlyinBurmese–Portuguese conflicts
1607Siege of SyriamThanlyinBurmese–Portuguese conflicts
1613Siege of SyriamThanlyinBurmese–Portuguese conflicts
1765Siege of KengtungKengtung
1766Siege of KaungtonKawng Ton
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
1942Burma CampaignBritish RajPacific War
1942Bombing of MandalayMandalayPacific 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
1942Battle of LashioLashioSecond Sino-Japanese War
June 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBurma RoadSecond Sino-Japanese War
1942Arakan Campaign 1942–1943Rakhine StatePacific War
5 February 1944Battle of the Admin BoxRakhine StatePacific War
1944Siege of MyitkyinaMyitkyinaPacific War
4 June 1944Battle of MogaungMogaung
1944Burma Campaign 1944State of BurmaPacific War
14 January 1945Battle of Ramree IslandRamree IslandPacific War
22 January 1945Battle of Hill 170Rakhine StatePacific War
4 February 1945Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsPakokkuPacific War
March 1945Battle of Meiktila and MandalayPacific War
1945Battle of LashioLashioPacific War
26 April 1945Battle of Tanlwe Chaung
1945Operation DraculaYangonPacific War
1 May 1945Battle of Elephant PointPacific War
7 August 1945Battle of the Sittang BendPegu RangePacific War

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