This is a list of orders of battle for the 1408–1410 campaigns of the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1408–1418).

Background Sources The orders of battles for Ava in this article are sourced from the main royal chronicles—the Maha Yazawin, the Yazawin Thit and the Hmannan Yazawin, which primarily narrate the war from the Ava side. The orders of battle for Hanthawaddy Pegu are mainly sourced from Nai Pan Hla's version of the Razadarit Ayedawbon, which has incorporated narratives of the Pak Lat Chronicles. The Rakhine Razawin Thit, which narrate from the Arakanese perspective, is the only chronicle that mentions the subsequent campaigns in Arakan between the two armies, after the initial Hanthawaddy invasion.

Adjustment of strength figures The military strength figures in this article have been reduced by an order of magnitude from those reported in the chronicles, following G.E. Harvey's and Victor Lieberman's analyses of Burmese chronicles' military strength figures in general.See (Harvey 1925: 333–335)'s "Numerical Note". (Lieberman 2014: 98) writing on the First Toungoo period concurs: "Military mobilizations were probably more of a boast than a realistic estimate. Modern industrial states have difficulty placing 10% of their people under arms."

Hanthawaddy invasion of Arakan (March 1408) Hanthawaddy Pegu Unit Commanders Strength Reference(s) Hanthawaddy Expeditionary Force (Byat Za? or Dein Mani-Yut?) 4000 (or 5000) troops, 20 (or 30) elephants 1st Division Smin Paik-Nye, Commander Smin Sam Lek, Smin Than-Kye Deputy Commanders 2000+ troops, 10+ elephants 2nd Division Smin Maw-Khwin, Commander Smin Lauk Ni-Ye and Smin Zeik-Gaung Thiri, Deputy Commanders 2000+ troops, 10+ elephants

Ava

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Royal Launggyet Army King Anawrahta of Launggyet 300+ troops Launggyet Regiment Sandoway Regiment

Ava invasion of Hanthawaddy (April 1408)

Ava Invasion armies The combined strength of the invasion armies was 24,000 to 26,000 troops, 2200 cavalry, and 100 elephants.

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Vanguard Army Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa 20,000 to 22,000 troops, 2000 cavalry, 80 elephants Sagu Regiment Thiri Zeya Kyawhtin of Sagu Salin Regiment Nawrahta of Salin Nyaungyan Regiment Baya Kyawhtin of Nyaungyan Prome Regiment Letya Pyanchi of Prome Pagan Regiment Uzana of Pagan Talok Regiment Yazathu of Talok Pakhan Regiment Tarabya I of Pakhan Yamethin Regiment Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin Wadi Regiment Thinkhaya of Wadi Yindaw Regiment Min Maha of Yindaw Taungdwin Regiment Thihapate III of Taungdwin Toungoo Regiment Min Nemi of Toungoo Kanni Regiment Minye Shwetaung of Kanni Myohla Regiment Thado of Myohla Singu Regiment Min Letwe of Singu Pyinzi Regiment Nandathingyan of Pyinzi Hlaingdet Regiment Tuyin Theinzi of Hlaingdet Amyint Regiment Yazathingyan of Amyint Onbaung Regiment Tho Kyaung Bwa of Onbaung Nyaungshwe Regiment Htaw Hmaing Gyi of Nyaungshwe Kale Regiment Min Nyo of Kale Ava Regiment Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa Royal Main Army (Tatmadaw) King Minkhaung I 4,000 troops, 200 cavalry, 20 elephants Vanguard Regiment Minhla Shwetaung Right Flank Regiment Nataungmya Left Flank Regiment Nanda Yawda Rearguard Regiment Nanda Thuriya

Defensive armies The Capital Defense Corps was in charge of defending the Ava capital region. The Prome Defense Corps consisted of 12 battalions from the nearby regions, and were responsible for safeguarding Prome itself as well as the supply lines to the front.

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Ava Capital Defense Corps Prince Thihathu 4 regiments (of unspecified strength) 1st Ava Regiment Thihathu 2nd Ava Regiment Khin Ba 3rd Ava Regiment Sittuyingathu 4th Ava Regiment Baya Gamani Prome Defense Corps ? 12 battalions (of unspecified strength) Mindon Battalion Taingda Battalion Mindat Battalion Myede Battalion Thayet Battalion Legaing Battalion Pandaung Battalion Pakhan Nge Battalion Myothit Battalion Hsaw Battalion Hpaunglin Battalion Kyunzon Battalion

Hanthawaddy Pegu The following lists the order of battle of the remaining Hanthawaddy army in the home country. Note that the regimental commanders are as those reported in the three main chronicles; the Razadarit does not provide a commander list. At least two notable differences in reporting exist:

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Royal Hanthawaddy Main Army King Razadarit 9 regiments, 8,000 troops, 300 cavalry, 20 (to 60) elephants 1st Regiment Lagun Ein 2nd Regiment Byat Za 3rd Regiment Dein Mani-Yut 4th Regiment Smin Awa Naing 5th Regiment Smin Upakaung 6th Regiment Zeik-Bye 7th Regiment Smin Maw-Khwin 8th Regiment Smin Pun-Si Royal Regiment Razadarit Capital Defense Corps Smin Ye-Thin-Yan ?

Ava withdrawal (August 1408) Ava

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Rearguard Army Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin 8 regiments (8000 troops, 800 cavalry, 20 elephants) 1st Regiment Thihapate III of Taungdwin 2nd Regiment Letya Pyanchi of Prome 3rd Regiment Nawrahta of Salin 4th Regiment Uzana of Pagan 5th Regiment Tarabya I of Pakhan 6th Regiment Min Nyo of Kale 7th Regiment Thado of Myohla 8th Regiment Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin

Hanthawaddy Pegu The following is the orders of battle of the two Hanthawaddy armies as reported in the main chronicles; the first army's job was to pursue Minkhaung's main army while that of the second army was to pursue the Ava Rearguard Army. However, the Razadarit Ayedawbon does not mention a second army (organized under a single commander), and says Smin Ye-Thin-Yan remained in charge of the Capital Defense Corps at Pegu.Pan Hla 2005: 263

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Royal Hanthawaddy Main Army Razadarit 6 regiments 1st Regiment Lagun Ein 2nd Regiment Smin Upakaung 3rd Regiment Smin Maw-Khwin 4th Regiment Dein Mani-Yut 5th Regiment Byat Za Royal Regiment Razadarit 2nd Army 5 regiments 1st Regiment Smin Awa Naing 2nd Regiment Zeik-Bye 3rd Regiment Smin Zeik-Pun 4th Regiment Smin Than-Kye 5th Regiment Smin E-Ba-Ye Capital Defense Corps Smin Ye-Thin-Yan ?

Ava invasion of Arakan (1408–1409) According to the Rakhine Razawin Thit chronicle, Ava forces led by the lord of Myinsaing drove out the combined Hanthawaddy and Launggyet forces. However, a new Hanthawaddy force returned, and drove out the Ava army out of Launggyet. An Ava regiment remained in Arakan at Nga-khawy-thin-daung for another three years, until it too was driven out by another Hanthawaddy army.

Ava

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Ava Expeditionary Force Thray Sithu of Myinsaing ?

Hanthawaddy and Launggyet

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Hanthawaddy Expeditionary Force Smin Maw-Khwin ? Launggyet Army Min Khayi (or Min Saw Mon)

Ava invasion of Hanthawaddy (October 1409)

Ava Invasion armies Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Ava Vanguard Army Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin 10 regiments (10,000 troops, 1000 cavalry, 80 elephants) Onbaung Regiment Tho Kyaung Bwa of Onbaung Taungdwin Regiment Thihapate III of Taungdwin Myohla Regiment Thado of Myohla Yamethin Regiment Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin 5th Regiment unnamed 6th Regiment unnamed 7th Regiment unnamed 8th Regiment unnamed 9th Regiment unnamed 10th Regiment unnamed Royal Main Army Minkhaung I 4 regiments (4000 troops, 400 cavalry, 20 elephants) Ava Supply Corps Prince Thihathu ?

Defensive forces Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Capital Defense Corps Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa ?

Hanthawaddy Pegu

Unit Commander Strength Reference(s) Royal Hanthawaddy Main Army Razadarit 4 regiments (4000 troops, 70 elephants) 1st Regiment Smin Upakaung 500 troops, 15 elephants 2nd Regiment Lagun Ein 500 troops, 15 elephants 3rd Regiment Byat Za [sic] 1000 troops, 10 elephants Royal Regiment Razadarit 2000 troops, 30 elephants Hanthawaddy Rearguard Army Byat Za 4 regiments (4000 troops, 400 cavalry, 20 elephants) Capital Defense Corps Smin Ye-Thin-Yan ? Pan Hla 2005: 269

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