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Battle of Guangzhou

Battle of Guangzhou was a battle fought on 18 December 1927 at Guangzhou, in what is now People's Republic of China.

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Fought18 December 1927
WhereGuangzhou, People's Republic of China23.099N, 113.266E
BelligerentsGuangdong Army 8th Route ArmyagainstOpponents of Li Jishen

Record

Date18 December 1927
PlaceGuangzhou, People's Republic of China
23.099N, 113.266E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Li Jishen
  • Miao Peinan
Battle of GuangzhouBattle of GuangzhouBattle of CantonCapture of the French Folly FortBattle of CantonBattle of CantonBattle of CantonShenzhenZhuhaiFoshanMacauQingyuanJiangmenZhaoqingHeyuan100 km23.099N, 113.266E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1841 and 1929.

Elsewhere in 1927

Battle of Guangzhou 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 Q11064646, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Guangzhou, revision 1370442212, 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.