Battle of Yenangyaung

Battle of Yenangyaung
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

The Japanese conquest of Burma (the left red arrow represents Japanese movements to Yenangyaung)
Date (1942-04-16) (1942-04-19)16–19 April 1942
(3 days)
Location
Result Allied victory
Belligerents

 China
 United Kingdom

 Japan
Commanders and leaders
Sun Liren
Liu Fangwu
James Scott
John Anstice
Shozo Sakurai
Units involved

Chinese Expeditionary Force

  • 38th Division
    • 113th Regiment (main assault)
    • 112th Regiment (covering force)
1st Burma Division
7th Armoured Brigade
33rd Division
Strength
:
113th regiment : 1,121
112th regiment : 1,703
: 7,000
10,000
Casualties and losses
:
113th regiment :
204 killed
318 wounded
20 missing
112th regiment :
33 killed
15 wounded
Chinese claim : 700 killed

The Battle of Yenangyaung (Chinese: ; pinyin: Rén'ānqiāng Dàjié; lit. 'Great Victory at Yenangyaung') was fought in Burma (now Myanmar) from 16 to 19 April 1942. As part of the Burma Campaign of World War II, the battle was fought between Chinese and British allied forces on one side and Japanese forces on the other. The battle took place in the vicinity of Yenangyaung and its oil fields.