battle, ancient
Battle of Jiangling
Battle of Jiangling was a battle fought in AD 208 at Jiangling County, in what is now China. It was part of Q5326669. The recorded result: Allied partial victory; Cao Cao manages to defend Xiangyang; Allies gain majority of Jing province.
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Record
| Date | AD 208 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Jiangling County, China 32.009N, 120.263E | |
| Part of | Q5326669 | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Result | Allied partial victory; Cao Cao manages to defend Xiangyang; Allies gain majority of Jing province | |
| Belligerents | Sun Quan; Liu Bei | Cao Cao |
| Commanders | Zhou Yu; Cheng Pu; Han Dang; Lü Meng; Ling Tong; Zhou Tai; Gan Ning; Liu Bei; Guan Yu; Zhang Fei; Lei Xu | Cao Ren; Xu Huang; Niu Jin; Chen Jiao; Yue Jin; Li Tong; Wen Ping |
| Strength | 40,000+ | 120,000+ (the troops Cao Ren had prior to the battle was more than that of Zhou Yu, and he received reinforcements from Yi Province, Xiangyang, Runan, Jiangxia, Dangyang, and numerous other cities controlled by Cao Cao.) |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Chinkiang 1842, 82 km
- Battle of Woosung 1842, 137 km
- Battle of Lize 478 BC, 140 km
- Battle of Nanking 1937, 140 km
- Third Battle of Nanking 1864, 141 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Red Cliffs AD 208
- After: Battle of Hefei AD 208
Battle of Jiangling is one of 57 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 183 in present-day People's Republic of China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888872, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jiangling (208), revision 1370444231, 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.