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 Yenangyaung, Burma Result Allied victory
Belligerents
China  United Kingdom  India	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Sun Li-jen Liu Fangwu James Scott John Anstice	Shozo Sakurai
Units involved
Chinese Expeditionary Force 38th Division 113th Regiment 1st Burma Division 7th Armoured Brigade	33rd Division
Strength
: 1,121 : 7,000	10,000
Casualties and losses
204 killed 318 wounded 20 missing	700 killed

The Battle of Yenangyaung (Chinese: 仁安羌大捷; 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.