After the first two defeats, the Qing Empire returns to Burma with a vengeance. The Burmese would face the elite Eight Banner Armies. These are not the Bannermen of the Opium War but ones who were at the height of their military prowess.
The Sino-Burmese War between the Qing Dynasty of China and the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma is one of the most crucial conflicts in the history of Southeast Asia. It was the clash of two formidable military powers in the region. Some historians even remarked that it was the war that saved the region from Chinese ambitions alongside the Vietnamese victory.
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