Battle of Mount Song
| Battle of Mount Song/Ramou | |||||||
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| Part of the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
| Chinese Nationalist soldiers fighting near Salween River | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| China United States | Japan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Song Xilian Li Mi | Yuzo Matsuyama | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 1,300-strong detachment from 56th division (including 300 wounded soldiers). | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 7,763 casualties including 4,000 killed | Chinese Claim : 3,000+ KIA 7 captured Japanese Claim : all but 3 of the 1,400-strong garrison killed | ||||||
The Battle of Mount Song (traditional Chinese: 松山戰役; simplified Chinese: 松山战役; pinyin: Sōng Shān Zhànyì), also known as the Battle of Ramou (拉孟の戦い), in 1944 was part of a larger campaign in southwest China during the Second World War. Chinese Nationalist forces aimed to retake the Burma Road.