Draft:Battle of Mongkawng and Tachileik

Battle of Mongkawng and Tachileik
Part of Kuomintang in Burma
DateJune 16 - August 23, 1950
Location
Result KMT victory
Belligerents

Republic of China

Union of Burma

Commanders and leaders
Li Guohui
Tan Zhong
Ne Win
Strength
~3,500 20,000
Casualties and losses
408 killed
602 injured
~1,500 killed
~3,000 injured
302 POWs

The Battle of Mongkawng and Tachileik was a 1950 battle between the Union of Burma and the KMT forces stationed in the towns of Mongkawng and Tachileik, which resulted in the KMT defeating the Burmese army, causing the issue of the KMT in Burma to attract the attention of various countries.