List of Chinese battles

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The following is a list of Chinese wars and battles, organised by date. The list is not exhaustive.

Contents 1 Ancient China 2 Imperial China 2.1 Chu-Han War (206-202 BC) 2.2 Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) 2.3 Three Kingdoms (220-280 AD) 2.4 Jin Dynasty (265-420) 2.5 Sui Dynasty (581-618) 2.6 Tang Dynasty (618-917) 2.7 Song Dynasty (960-1279) 2.8 Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) 2.9 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 2.10 Opium War (1839-1842) 2.11 Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) 2.12 Sino-French War (1884-1885) 2.13 First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) 3 Modern China 3.1 Northern Expedition (1926-1927) 3.2 Chinese Civil War (1927-1949) 3.2.1 Post-World War II era 3.3 Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 3.4 Korean War (1950-1953) 3.5 Sino-Indian War (1962) 3.6 Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969) 3.7 Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

[edit] Ancient China

• 26th Century BC - Battle of Banquan
• 26th Century BC - Battle of Zhuolu - The Yellow Emperor defeats Chi You and establishes the Han Chinese nationality.
• 1532 BC - Battle of Mingtiao
• 1057 BC – Battle of Muyu
• 1046 BC - Battle of Muye
• 632 BC - Battle of Chengpu - Duke Wen of Jin defeats the Chu commander Ziyu, in the biggest battle of the Spring and Autumn period.
• 595 BC - Battle of Bi
• 588 BC - Battle of An
• 575 BC - Battle of Yanling
• 506 BC - Battle of Boju
• 478 BC - Battle of Lize
• 353 BC - Battle of Guiling
• 342 BC - Battle of Maling
• 341 BC – Battle of Guailing
• 269 BC - Battle of Yanyu
• 260 BC - Battle of Changping

[edit] Imperial China

[edit] Chu-Han War (206-202 BC)

• 207 BC - Battle of Julu
• 205 BC - Battle of Jingxing
• 203 BC - Battle of Wei River
• 202 BC - Battle of Gaixia

[edit] Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

• 133 BC - Battle of Mayi
• 119 BC - Battle of Mobei
• 108 BC - Battle of Loulan
• 99 BC - Battle of Tien Shan
• 67 BC - Battle of Jushi
• 36 BC - Battle of Kang-Chu
• 36 BC - Battle of Zhizhi
• 24 - Battle of Kunyang
• 36 - Battle of Ch'eng-Tu
• 73 - Battle of Yiwulu
• 89 - Battle of Ikh Bayan

[edit] Three Kingdoms (220-280 AD)

• 190 - Battle of Xingyang
• 190 - Battle of Luyang
• 190 - Battle of Heyang Ford
• 190 - Battle of Yangren
• 190 - Battle of Jingzhou
• 191 - Battle of Luoyang
• 191 - Battle of Yangcheng
• 191 - Battle of Xiangyang
• 191 - Battle of Puyang
• 191 - Battle of Xuzhou
• 191 - Battle of Yizhou
• 191 - Battle of Dongguang
• 192 - Battle of Wuyang
• 192 - Battle of Yanzhou
• 192 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao's infantry repulses a cavalry charge by rival warlord Gongsun Zan.
• 192 - Battle of Juma Shui
• 192 - Battle of Longzou
• 192 - Battle of Yangzhou
• 192 - Battle of Chang'an
• 193 - Battle of Fengqiu
• 193 - Battle of Pengcheng
• 193 - Battle of Youzhou
• 193 - Battle of Qingzhou
• 193 - Battle of Changshan
• 194 - Battle of Changguan
• 194 - Battle of Danyang
• 194 - Battle of Lujiang
• 195 - Battle of Dingtao
• 195 - Battle of Qu'e
• 195 - Battle of Shenting Range
• 195 - Battle of Yuzhang
• 195 - Battle of Chang'an
• 195 - Battle of Hongnong
• 195 - Battle of Dongjun
• 195 - Battle of Bao Hill
• 200 - Battle of Guandu - Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao's numerically superior army and secures domination of the North China plain.
• 208 - Battle of Changban - Cao Cao's cavalry catches Liu Bei's forces and disperses his army.
• 208 - Battle of Red Cliffs - Cao Cao is defeated by the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei, foreshadowing the triparte of the Three Kingdoms.
• 211 - Battle of Tong Gate
• 217 - Battle of Hefei
• 219 - Battle of Mount Dingjun
• 219 - Battle of Fancheng
• 221 - Battle of Hsien-Mei
• 222 - Battle of Yiling - Liu Bei's invasion o Wu is repulsed by Sun Quan's commander Lu Xun.
• 228 - Battle of Jieting

(comprehensive list here)

• 229 - Siege of Ch'en-Ts'ang

[edit] Jin Dynasty (265-420)

• 383 - Battle of Fei River - Fu Jiān, King of Former Qin is defeated by the Chinese commander Xie An. The Nomads' Former Qin regime collapses shortly thereafter.

• 528 - Battle of Yeh
• 537 - Battle of Shayuan

[edit] Sui Dynasty (581-618)

• 598-614 - Goguryeo-Sui Wars
• 617 - Battle of Hui-i
• 621 - Battle of Hulao

[edit] Tang Dynasty (618-917)

• 670 - Battle of Mount Ta-fei
• 685 - Battle of Kao Yu
• 699 - Battle of Tianmenling
• 745-749 - Siege of Shibao
• 751 - Battle of Talas
• 781 - Battle of Henshui
• 945 - Battle of Ting-Hsien

[edit] Song Dynasty (960-1279)

• 1048 - Battle of Pei-Chou
• 1161 - Battle of Caishi
• 1207 - Battle of Hsiang-Yang
• 1211 - Battle of Huan-Erh-Tsui
• 1215 - Battle of Beijing
• 1273 - Battle of Xiangyang
• 1279 - Battle of Yamen

[edit] Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

• 1288 - Battle of Bach Dang
• 1360 - Battle of Yingtian
• 1363 - Battle of Lake Poyang

[edit] Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

• 1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress
• 1592-1598 - Seven-Year War
• 1593 - Siege of Pyeongyang
• 1619 - Battle of Sarhu
• 1626 - Battle of Ningyuan
• 1642 - Battle of Zhuxianzhen

[edit] Opium War (1839-1842)

• 1841 - Battle of Canton

[edit] Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)

• 1862 - Battle of Cixi
• 1864 - Third Battle of Nanking

[edit] Sino-French War (1884-1885)

• 1884 - Battle of Foochow
• 1885 - Battle of Zhennan Pass

[edit] First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)

• 1894 - Battle of Pungdo
• 1894 - Battle of Seonghwan
• 1894 - Battle of Pyongyang
• 1894 - Battle of Yalu River (1894)
• 1894 - Battle of Jiuliangcheng
• 1894 - Battle of Lushunkou
• 1895 - Battle of Weihaiwei
• 1895 - Battle of Yingkou

[edit] Modern China

[edit] Northern Expedition (1926-1927)

[edit] Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)

• Warlord Era
  • 1922 - First Zhili-Fengtian War
  • 1924 - Second Zhili-Fengtian War
  • 1930 - Central Plains War

• 1927-1937 - Ten Year's Civil War (Long March)
  • 1927 - Nanchang Uprising
  • 1927 - Autumn Harvest Uprising
  • 1927 - Guangzhou Uprising
  • 1930 - 1931 First Counter Encirclement Campaign
  • 1933 - 1934 Fifth Encirclement Campaign
  • 1935 - Battles at the Luding Bridge

[edit] Post-World War II era

• September 10, 1945 - October 12, 1945 - Shangdang Campaign
• May 23, 1948 - October 19, 1948 - Siege of Changchun
• September 12, 1948 - November 12, 1949 - Liaoshen Campaign
• October 7, 1948 - November 15, 1948 - Battle of Jinzhou
• November 6, 1948 - January 10, 1949 - Huaihai Campaign
• November 29, 1948 - January 31, 1949 - Pingjin Campaign
• October 25, 1949 - October 27, 1949 - Battle of Kuningtou
• November 3. 1949 - November 5, 1949 - Battle of Denbu Island
• April 11, 1952 - April 15, 1952 - Battle of Nanri Island
• January 18, 1955 - January 20, 1955 - Battle of Yijiangshan Islands

[edit] Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

1931 - Mukden Incident 1932 - January 28 Incident 1933 - Defense of the Great Wall 1937 - Marco Polo Bridge Incident 1937 - Battle of Beiping-Tianjin 1937 - Battle of Shanghai 1937 - Battle of Pingxingguan 1937 - Battle of Taiyuan 1937 - Battle of Nanjing 1937 - Battle of Xuzhou

1938 - Battle of Taierzhuang 1938 - Battle of Wuhan 1939 - Battle of Nanchang 1939 - Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang 1939 - Battle of Changsha 1939 - Battle of South Guangxi 1939 - Battle of Kunlun Pass 1940 - Hundred Regiments Offensive 1941 - Battle of Shanggao

1941 - Battle of South Shanxi 1941 - Battle of Changsha 1942 - Battle of Changsha 1943 - Battle of West Hubei 1943 - Battle of Changde 1943 - Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi 1944 - Battle of Changsha 1944 - Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou 1945 - Battle of West Hunan

[edit] Korean War (1950-1953)

• 1950 - Battle of Chosin Reservoir
• 1951 - Battle of the Imjin River

[edit] Sino-Indian War (1962)

[edit] Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969)

• 1969 - Zhenbao Island

[edit] Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

• 1974 - Battle of Hoang Sa
• 1986 - Battle of Laoshan peak