The Battle of Ngasaunggyan (Chinese: 牙嵩延之戰) was fought in 1277 between the Yuan dynasty of China and the Pagan Kingdom of Burma led by Narathihapate.
Local garrisons of Yuan troops were ordered to defend the area, and although outnumbered were able to soundly defeat the Pagan forces in battle.
The Burmese attack was led by their war elephants, which caused initial difficulty to the horse archer-based Yuan army, as their ponies became uncontrollable in the presence of the grey beast.
However the Yuan general Khudu (Qutuq)[citation needed] calmly ordered his men to dismount and tether their horses in a nearby woods, and fight as foot archers instead.
Seeing this the Yuan troops immediately remounted and charged down upon the shaken Burmese infantry, first pouring arrows into their ranks and then closing into melee with sabers and maces.