During the siege, Japanese soldiers resisted fiercely and generally fought to the last man. As a result, Myitkyina did not fall until 4 August 1944, after Stilwell was forced to send in thousands of Chinese reinforcements, but Stilwell was pleased that the objective had at last been taken (his notes from his personal diary contained "Boy, will this burn up the Limeys!"Masters, John, The Road Past Mandalay, Bantam Books (1979), p. 265). Later, Stilwell blamed the length of the siege partly on British and Gurkha Chindit forces for not promptly responding to his demands to move north in an attempt to pressure Japanese troops, but the Chindits themselves had suffered grievous casualties in several fierce pitched battles against Japanese troops in the Burmese jungles, along with losses from illness and combat exhaustion. Stilwell also had not kept his British allies clearly informed of his force movements or coordinated his offensive plans with those of General Slim.
During the siege Japanese soldiers resisted fiercely and generally fought to the last man As a result Myitkyina did not fall until 4 August 1944 after Stilwell was forced to send in thousands of Chinese reinforcements but Stilwell was pleased that the objective had at last been taken (his notes from his personal diary contained "Boy will this burn up the Limeys"Masters John The Road Past Mandalay Bantam Books (1979) p 265) Later Stilwell blamed the length of the siege partly on British and Gurkha Chindit forces for not promptly responding to his demands to move north in an attempt to pressure Japanese troops but the Chindits themselves had suffered grievous casualties in several fierce pitched battles against Japanese troops in the Burmese jungles along with losses from illness and combat exhaustion Stilwell also had not kept his British allies clearly informed of his force movements or coordinated his offensive plans with those of General Slim