wa ▁was ▁fel led ▁by ▁a ▁gun shot , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁army ▁retre ated . ▁According ▁to ▁S iam ese ▁chron icles , ▁the ▁battle ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 5 9 3 . ▁Like ▁in ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁chron icles , ▁the ▁battle ▁started ▁out ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁forces ▁but ▁the ▁S iam ese ▁chron icles ▁say ▁that ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁battle , ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁agreed ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁outcome ▁by ▁having ▁a ▁du el ▁between ▁M ing yi ▁S wa ▁and ▁N ares uan ▁on ▁their ▁ele ph ants , ▁and ▁that ▁M ing yi ▁S wa ▁was ▁cut ▁down ▁by ▁N ares uan . ▁ ▁After ▁this , ▁the ▁Bur m ese ▁forces ▁retre ated , ▁suffering ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁along ▁the ▁way ▁as ▁the ▁S iam ese ▁ch ased ▁and ▁destroyed ▁their ▁army . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁campaign s ▁by ▁N anda ▁Bay in ▁to ▁in va de ▁S iam . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁dozen ▁years , ▁it ▁was ▁Bur ma ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁def ensive , ▁" the ▁tables ▁of ▁war ▁turning ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁years ." ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Dam rong ▁Raj an ub hab ▁( 1 9 2 8 ). ▁Chris ▁Baker ▁( ed .). ▁Our ▁Wars ▁with ▁the ▁Bur m ese : ▁Th ai – B urm ese ▁Conf lict ▁ 1 5 3 9 – 1