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List of Chinese battles

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

??? 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
353 BC - Battle of Guiling
??? BC - Battle of Maling
269 BC - Battle of Yanyu
260 BC - Battle of Changping

Chu-Han War
- 207 BC - Battle of Julu
- 205 BC - Battle of Jingxing
Three Kingdoms
- 191 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao's infantry repulses a cavalry charge by rival warlord Gongsun Zan.
- 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 catch Liu Bei's forces, disperse his army and capture most of his baggage train.
- 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.
- 222 - Battle of Yiling - Liu Bei's invasion of Wu is repulsed by Sun Quan's commander Lu Xun.
383 - Battle of Fei River - Fu Jian is defeated by the Jin commander Xie An . His Later Qin regime collapses shortly thereafter.
621 - Battle of Hulao
1273 - Battle of Xiangyang
1279 - Battle of Yamen
1360 - Battle of Yingtian
1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress
1619 - Battle of Sarhu
???? - Battle of Ningyuan

10-26-2009 08:16:03
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