battle, Cold War

Battle of Fakashan

Name: Battle of Fakashan
Location: People's Republic of China

Battle of Fakashan was a battle fought in 1981 in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q796498. The recorded result: Chinese victory.

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Fought1981

WherePeople's Republic of China22.400N, 102.150E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeChinese victory

BelligerentsChinaagainstVietnam

Casualties and lossesSeveral Hundredand731 killed; 556 wounded

Part ofQ796498

Record

Date	1981 (year precision) to 1981
Place	People's Republic of China 22.400N, 102.150E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	China gains control of Fakashan
Casualties and losses	Several Hundred	731 killed; 556 wounded

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954, 144 km SE
Battle of Muong Khoua 1953, 152 km S
Battle of Na San 1952, 235 km SE
Battle of Nghia Lo 1951, 258 km E
Battle of Lima Site 85 1968, 271 km SE

In the same war

After: Johnson South Reef skirmish 14 March 1988

Elsewhere in 1981

Battle of Fakashan is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113634243, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fakashan, revision 1370440478, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.