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battle of tachiao wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 see also 2 references 3 external links toggle the table of contents battle of tachiao 3 languages català deutsch français edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 18 18 41 n 96 30 17 e 18 31149 n 96 50476 e 18 31149 96 50476 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia battle of tachiao part of the japanese invasion of burma the burma campaign the south east asian theatre of world war ii the second sino japanese war the china burma india theater and the pacific theater of world war ii date 1942 03 18 1942 03 19 march 18 19 1942 1 day location pyu town in burma result japanese victory belligerents republic of china empire of japan commanders and leaders dai anlan tadashi hanaya units involved 200th division cavalry regiment minus two companies 1st company 598th infantry regiment 55th division 143rd regiment casualties and losses chinese claim 1 initial ambush not reported battle at the south bank of pyu several dozen casualties chinese claim 1 initial ambush 30 killed 20 rifles 2 machine guns and 19 motorbikes captured battle at the south bank of pyu approximately 200 killed or wounded v t e burma campaign japanese invasion of burma 1941 1942 bilin river sittang bridge pegu taukkyan yunnan burma road tachiao oktwin toungoo shwedaung prome yenangyaung burma campaign 1942 1943 arakan the hump longcloth burma campaign 1943 1944 admin box thursday mogaung u go imphal shangshak kohima tennis court myitkyina northern burma and western yunnan 1943 1945 mount song burma campaign 1944 1945 capital pinwe meiktila and mandalay pakokku hill 170 ramree island character tanlwe chaung dracula elephant point sittang bend v t e second sino japanese war 1931 1937 pre total war phase mukden manchuria jiangqiao nenjiang bridge jinzhou harbin lytton report 1st shanghai counterinsurgency in manchuria pingdingshan great wall rehe tanggu inner mongolia north chahar qin doihara suiyuan he umezu august 1 december 9th wayaobu xi an 1937 1938 lugou bridge beiping tianjin guanganmen tongzhou chahar 2nd shanghai sihang warehouse railway operations beiping hankou tianjin pukou taiyuan pingxingguan xinkou yanmen pass nanking uss panay massacre tsingtao xuzhou taierzhuang north east henan lanfeng yellow river flood amoy chongqing wuhan jiujiang wanjialing wenxi fire xinfeng dongwuling canton 1938 1943 hainan nanchang suixian zaoyang swatow east shanxi 1st changsha south guangxi kunlun pass winter offensive baotou west suiyuan wuyuan 1st south shanxi zaoyang yichang hundred regiments guanjianao three alls policy panjiayu ningbo central hubei south anhui south henan 1st west hubei shanggao 2nd south shanxi 2nd changsha 3rd changsha nanshitou yunnan burma road tachiao oktwin toungoo the hump yenangyaung salween river kokang zhejiang jiangxi sichuan taihang mountains 2nd west hubei changjiao 1943 1945 linnan north burma and west yunnan myitkyina mogaung mount song changde ichi go central henan lingbao changsha hengyang hengyang guilin liuzhou west henan north hubei west hunan 2nd guangxi kaifeng railway bridge air war jianqiao taihoku v t e south east asian theater french indochina franco thai war ko chang banphlao invasion coup de main august revolution thailand invasion air raids lampang malaya and singapore invasion 1st singapore sinking of prince of wales and repulse jitra krohcol gurun kampar slim river gemas muar parit sulong massacre endau 2nd singapore dutch east indies 1st borneo manado tarakan balikpapan ambon makassar strait sumatra palembang badung strait timor uss langley 1st java sea sunda strait java 2nd java sea 8 june 1945 2nd borneo tarakan north borneo balikpapan indian ocean 27 february 1941 8 may 1941 sydney vs kormoran japanese raiders andaman and nicobar homfreyganj massacre christmas island 1st indian ocean easter sunday raid madagascar cocos islands mutiny réunion 13 november 1943 11 january 1944 14 february 1944 2nd indian ocean 17 july 1944 burma india and china japanese invasion of burma bilin river sittang bridge pegu taukkyan yunnan burma road tachiao oktwin toungoo shwedaung prome yenangyaung burma campaign 1942 1943 arakan the hump longcloth burma campaign 1944 admin box thursday mogaung u go imphal sangshak tennis court kohima myitkyina mount song burma campaign 1944 1945 meiktila mandalay pakokku hill 170 ramree island tanlwe chaung dracula elephant point sittang bend v t e japanese offensives 1940 1942 1940 manchukuo chongqing south guangxi baotou west suiyuan zaoyang yichang french indochina ningbo central hubei north china 1941 panjiayu south henan western hubei shanggao south shanxi 2nd changsha malaya pearl harbor thailand hong kong philippines guam wake sand island niʻihau gilbert islands indian ocean borneo dutch east indies burma 3rd changsha 1942 nanshitou timor new guinea qantas short empire shootdown singapore darwin ellwood broome knilm douglas dc 3 shootdown operation k andaman and nicobar christmas island ceylon solomons tulagi coral sea nauru and ocean islands zhejiang jiangxi madagascar aleutian islands midway sydney newcastle fort stevens dureenbee mount emily v t e pacific war east asia china japan volcano and ryukyu manchuria southeast asia french indochina thailand indian ocean malaya singapore burma 1941 1942 1942 1943 1943 1944 northern burma 1944 1945 philippines 1941 1942 dutch east indies celebes sumatra java timor philippines 1944 1945 visayas luzon mindanao leyte gulf borneo pacific ocean hawaiian islands wake island guam coral sea midway new guinea kokoda track milne bay buna gona new britain huon peninsula salamaua lae markham valley western new guinea solomon islands guadalcanal new georgia bougainville gilbert and marshall islands mariana and palau islands north america ellwood aleutian islands estevan point lighthouse fort stevens lookout air raids fire balloon bombs project hula px v t e campaigns of world war ii europe poland phoney war finland winter war karelia lapland denmark and norway finnmark western front 1940 luxembourg netherlands belgium france alps 1940 1944 britain balkans greco italian war greece crete yugoslavia guerilla war eastern front berlin italy sicily mainland italy western front 1944 1945 pacific china pacific ocean southwest pacific southeast asia japan manchuria and northeast asia mediterranean and middle east adriatic mediterranean sea malta dodecanese north africa libya egypt morocco algeria tunisia east africa guerrilla war middle east iraq syria lebanon iran other campaigns americas antarctica australia atlantic arctic air warfare strategic bombing french west africa indian ocean 1941 1945 madagascar v t e military campaigns of the empire of japan meiji era taiwan 1874 ganghwa 1875 ryukyu 1879 qing japanese war 1894 1895 triple intervention 1895 boxer rebellion 1899 1901 russo japanese war 1904 1905 japan korea treaty of 1910 taishō era tsingtao 1914 german pacific possesions 1914 siberia 1918 1922 shōwa era manchuria 1931 1932 china 1937 1945 french indochina 1940 coup d état 1945 pacific theatre 1941 1945 the battle of tachiao march 18 19 1942 was the first clash in the battle of yunnan burma road in the burma campaign of world war ii and second sino japanese war advanced elements of the 200th division arrived at toungoo on march 8 1942 and took over defensive positions from the british forces the city of toungoo itself would be the main defensive position of the chinese forces with an outpost a few kilometers to the south at oktwin major general dai anlan the divisional commander sent the motorized cavalry regiment and 1st company 598th infantry regiment to the banks of the kan river 35 miles south of toungoo and 12 miles south of the town of pyu the cavalry regiment plus a company of infantry pushed up to kan river with a platoon of cyclists taking up positions at the bridge over the river at first light on march 18 the 55th division s commander tadashi hanaya sent about 200 japanese reconnaissance troops from the division s 143rd regiment to advance right up to the bridge on motorbikes upon reaching the outposts they were ambushed by the chinese troops hiding along the sides of the road chinese armoured cars joined the attack and after three hours of fighting the japanese fell back leaving some 30 dead behind together with some twenty rifles two light machine guns and some 19 motorbikes after night fell the japanese continued their attacks with small units and the chinese covering force fell back toward their line at oktwin following up the next day pyu fell to the japanese on the 19th see also edit battle of oktwin references edit 1 2 sun jianzhong 2022 國民革命軍陸軍第五軍軍史 military history of the fifth army of the national revolutionary army ministry of national defense republic of china pp 289 290 hsu long hsuen chang ming kai 1971 translated by wen ha hsiung ed history of the sino japanese war 1937 1945 2nd ed 33 140th lane tung hwa street taipei taiwan republic of china chung wu publishing p 376 cite book cs1 maint location link guo rugui july 1 2005 huang yuzhang ed china s anti japanese war combat operations 中国抗日战争正面战场作战记 in chinese jiangsu people s publishing house isbn 7 214 03034 9 archived from the original on january 16 2009 a collection of memoirs and first hand accounts by kmt officers january 1 1998 yuan zheng yin mian kang zhan battles of the expeditionary force in india and burma zhongguo wen shi chu ban she external links edit china s anti japanese war combat operations in chinese u s army map service topographic map ne 47 5 toungoo axis history forum chinese 200th division descriptions of actions needed discussion and map of the battle of toungoo and the actions leading up to it 18 18 41 n 96 30 17 e 18 31149 n 96 50476 e 18 31149 96 50476 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title battle_of_tachiao oldid 1378950886 categories japanese invasion of burma battles of the second sino japanese war 1942 in japan 1942 in burma 1942 conflicts march 1942 in asia hidden categories use mdy dates from february 2013 cs1 maint location cs1 chinese language sources zh articles with chinese language sources zh pages using gadget wikiminiatlas coordinates on wikidata this page was last edited on 7 october 2026 at 02 11 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the 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