Battle of Goteik Gorge
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The Battle of Goteik Gorge (Burmese: ဂုတ်ထိပ်တိုက်ပွဲ [ɡoʊʔtʰeɪʔ taɪʔpwɛ́]) took place during the Sino–Burmese War (1765–1769) fought between the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and the Qing Dynasty of China in late December 1767 or early January 1768. It was the first major battle in the third invasion by the Chinese who had previously unsuccessfully invaded Burma in 1765 and 1766. The Chinese victory cleared the way for the main Chinese army to Ava, the Burmese capital.
Quick Facts Battle of Goteik Gorge (1768) ဂုတ်ထိပ်တိုက်ပွဲ, Date ...
Battle of Goteik Gorge (1768) ဂုတ်ထိပ်တိုက်ပွဲ | |||||||
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Part of Sino–Burmese War (1765–1769) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Qing Empire | Konbaung Dynasty | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mingrui[2] | Maha Sithu | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Eight Banners Army Green Standard Army Mongolian troops Tai militias | Royal Burmese Army | ||||||
Bamar and Shan levies | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
~15,000[3] | ~7,000 - 8,000[3] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
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