Battle of Yenangyaung

Battle of Yenangyaung
	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
	; The Japanese conquest of Burma (the left red arrow represents Japanese movements to Yenangyaung)
Date	16–19 April 1942; (3 days)
Location	Yenangyaung city in Burma
Result	Japanese victory
Belligerents
China; United Kingdom India;	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Sun Liren; Liu Fangwu; James Scott; John Anstice	Shozo Sakurai
Units involved
Chinese Expeditionary Force; New 38th Division 113th Regiment (main assault); 112th Regiment (covering force); ; ; 1st Burma Division; ; 7th Armoured Brigade;	33rd Division
Strength
; 113th regiment : 1,121; 112th regiment : 1,703; : 7,000	10,000
Casualties and losses
:; 113th regiment :; 204 killed; 318 wounded; 20 missing; 112th regiment :; 33 killed; 15 wounded	Chinese claim : 700+ killed or wounded, 3 captured

The Battle of Yenangyaung (Chinese: 仁安羌大捷; pinyin: Rén'ānqiāng Dàjié; lit. 'Great Victory at Yenangyaung') was fought in Burma (now Myanmar) from 16 to 19 April 1942. As part of the Burma Campaign of World War II, the battle was fought between Chinese and British allied forces on one side and Japanese forces on the other. The battle took place in the vicinity of Yenangyaung and its oil fields.