Battle of Maymyo

1768 · 18th century · Part of the Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)

The Battle of Maymyo was fought in early 1768 near Maymyo, now Pyin Oo Lwin, in Upper Burma during the third Qing invasion of the Sino-Burmese War. Burmese armies under Maha Thiha Thura surrounded the main Qing army of Ming Rui, which was almost entirely destroyed, and Ming Rui took his own life. It was the heaviest Qing defeat of the war.

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