siege, early modern

Siege of Kaungton

Name: Siege of Kaungton
Location: Kawng Ton, Myanmar

Siege of Kaungton was a siege conducted in 1766 at Kawng Ton, in what is now Myanmar. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kawng Ton. The recorded result: Burmese tributary missions to the Qing resumed in 1788; Burmese withdrawal from Siam; Tactical Burmese victory; Treaty of Kaungton (1769).

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Fought1766

WhereKawng Ton, Myanmar24.136N, 97.105E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBurmese tributary missions to the Qing resumed in 1788; Burmese withdrawal from Siam; Tactical Burmese victory; Treaty of Kaungton (1769)

BelligerentsQing Dynasty; Co-belligerent: SiamagainstKonbaung dynasty

Record

Date	1766 (year precision)
Place	Kawng Ton, Myanmar 24.136N, 97.105E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	First campaign: 6,000; 3,500 Green Standard; Tai-Shan militias; Second campaign: 27,500; 14,000 Green Standard; Tai-Shan militias; Third campaign: 70,000; 30,000 bannermen and Mongols; 12,000 Green Standard; Tai-Shan militias; Fourth campaign: 60,000 (Htin Aung); 40,000 Bannermen; 20,000 Green Standard and Tai-Shan militias	First campaign: 2,500; Second campaign: 10,000; 4,500 foot, 200 horse (RBA)Shan national archer army(400); Kaungton garrison; Third campaign: ~32,000; Fourth campaign: (Burmese claim) 70,000
Commanders	Qianlong Emperor Mingrui Fuheng Arigūn Agui Ekkathat	Hsinbyushin Maha Thiha Thura Maha Sithu Ne Myo Sithu Balamindin Teingya Minkhaung

Placed at Kawng Ton; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Mogaung 1944, 131 km N
Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan 1943, 145 km S
Battle of Goteik Gorge 1767, 170 km S
Battle of Maymyo 1768, 243 km S
Bombing of Mandalay 1942, 261 km SW

Siege of Kaungton is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 39 in present-day Myanmar.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q106808952, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kaungton, revision 1385293334, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.