Battle of Goteik Gorge

Battle of Goteik Gorge (1768)
ဂုတ်ထိပ်တိုက်ပွဲ
Part of Sino–Burmese War (1765–1769)
DateLate December 1767 or early January 1768[1]
Location
Goteik Gorge, Hsipaw (modern-day Shan State)
Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Qing Empire  Konbaung Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Qing dynasty Mingrui[2] Konbaung dynasty Maha Sithu
Units involved
Eight Banners Army
Qing dynasty Green Standard Army
Mongolian troops
Tai militias		 Konbaung dynastyRoyal Burmese Army
Bamar and Shan levies
Strength
~15,000[3] ~7,000 - 8,000[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Goteik Gorge (Burmese: ဂုတ်ထိပ်တိုက်ပွဲ [ɡoʊʔtʰeɪʔ taɪʔpwɛ́]) took place during the Sino–Burmese War (1765–1769) fought between the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and the Qing Dynasty of China in late December 1767 or early January 1768. It was the first major battle in the third invasion by the Chinese who had previously unsuccessfully invaded Burma in 1765 and 1766. The Chinese victory cleared the way for the main Chinese army to Ava, the Burmese capital.

  1. ^ Lt. Gen. Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. pp. 196–197.
    Maha Sithu's army left Ava in mid December. It could reach near Goteik in 2-4 weeks' time.
  2. ^ Charles Patterson Giersch (2006). Asian borderlands: the transformation of Qing China's Yunnan frontier. Harvard University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-674-02171-6.
  3. ^ a b Maung Htin Aung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. p. 178.