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Conflict East Asia

Sino-Burmese War

1765 CE – 1769 CE · 4 years

Four Chinese invasions of Burma all ended in failure, marking the Qing Dynasty's most humiliating military defeats of the 18th century. Burma's guerrilla tactics in dense jungle neutralized China's numerical superiority.

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Sino-Burmese War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Qing Dynasty China
  • Konbaung Dynasty Burma

Key moments

Defining events in the Sino-Burmese War.

  1. 1766 Battle of Goteik
  2. 1769 Battle of Kaungton
  3. 1769 Chinese retreat from Bhamo

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1765 CE and 1769 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

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