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Battle of Liyang

Battle of Liyang was a battle fought in AD 202 in what is now People's Republic of China; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Withdrawal of Cao Cao's main army; mutiny of Yuan Tan.

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FoughtAD 202ran into the following year
WherePeople's Republic of China33.900N, 113.500E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeWithdrawal of Cao Cao's main army; mutiny of Yuan Tan
BelligerentsCao CaoagainstYuan Shang

Record

DateAD 202 (year precision)
to AD 203
PlacePeople's Republic of China
33.900N, 113.500E
KindBattle, ancient
Territorial changeCao Cao establishes a bridgehead in Liyang
Commanders
  • Yuan Shang
  • Yuan Tan
Battle of LiyangBattle of LiyangBattle of Central HenanBattle of South HenanBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of KunyangBattle of XinzhengBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of KunyangBattle of XinzhengZhengzhouNanyangLuoyangPingdingshanZhoukouJieshou100 km33.900N, 113.500E
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 Liyang is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd 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 Q4871577, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Liyang, revision 1378025451, 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.