Battle of Insein

The Battle of Insein was a 1949 battle during the Karen conflict where the Karen National Defence Organisation briefly captured the town of Insein, 9 miles from Rangoon. After 111 days of intense fighting, the KNDO failed their goal of capturing Rangoon, and retreated into the countryside.

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Location: 16.8927, 96.098, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1605-01-29T00:00:00Z

1605 Syriam battles

1852-04-11T00:00:00Z

1852-04-14T00:00:00Z

1852 Battle of Rangoon (1852)

1942-03-07T00:00:00Z

1942-03-07T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Pegu

1944-11-01T00:00:00Z

1944-11-01T00:00:00Z

1944 Burma Campaign 1944

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Union of Burma		Wikidata
area	region	1943	State of Burma		Wikidata
area	region	1948	Union of Burma (1948–1962)		Wikidata
area	region	1962	Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Insein	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Bombing of Rangoon	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1605	Syriam battles	Kingdom of Portugal, battle, Bago, Kingdom of Mrauk U	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1852	Battle of Rangoon (1852)	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Pegu	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Burma Campaign 1944	military campaign	Wikidata
site	museum		UBS Mayu	Royal Navy, frigate, preserved watercraft, Myanmar Navy, museum ship	Wikidata