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Name: Second invasion (Sino-Burmese War)

Type: Event

Start: 1767 AD

End: 1793 AD

Parent: Sino-Burmese War

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Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the third of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

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  • January 1767: The Qing troops easily captured Bhamo in December 1766.
  • January 1767: The Chinese forces, led by General Mingrui, laid siege to the Burmese garrison at Kaungton in 1766 during the Qing Dynasty's military occupation of the territory. The Burmese defenders were led by General Maha Thiha Thura.
  • January 1768: Burmese commander Ne Myo Sithu retook the city of Bhamo.
  • January 1768: In 1767, the Chinese army was defeated by the Konbaung Dynasty and the Chinese had to leave Burma.
  • January 1768: In 1767, the Burmese armies led by King Hsinbyushin invaded and occupied eight Chinese Shan States within Yunnan. This military action was part of Burma's expansionist policies in the region, leading to tensions with the Qing Dynasty of China.
  • January 1768: Wanmaw was occupied by Burma from 1767 to 1770.
  • January 1792: Nepali Mulkaji (prime minister) Damodar Pande attacked the Tibetan moneastery of Digarcha and captured it.
  • September 1792: In 1792, Nepalese troops under the command of King Rana Bahadur Shah launched a counterattack against the Qing forces led by General Chhewang Rinchhen, who were encamped at Jitpurfedi. This marked a significant event in the Nepal-Tibet conflict during the Qing Dynasty's military occupation of Tibet.
  • October 1792: The war ended in Nepal with the latter accepting to become a tributary state of Qing.
  • February 1792: The army of Nepal leaves the monastery of Digarcha.
  • January 1793: The Qing forces marched along the banks of the Trishuli River until they reached Betrawati (city of Nukawot).

  • Selected Sources


  • Thet, K. (1962): History of Union of Burma, Yangon (Myanmar), pp. 310-314
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