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Battle of Luding Bridge

Battle of Luding Bridge was a battle fought on 29 May 1935 at Dadu River, in what is now China. It was part of the Chinese Civil War, which ran from 1927 to 1950. The recorded result: Red Army victory. Recorded strength: 22 against One regiment.

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Luding Bridge in Luding, Western Sichuan Province, China.
Luding Bridge in Luding, Western Sichuan Province, China.. Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 May 1935
WhereDadu River, China29.915N, 102.230E
OutcomeRed Army victory
BelligerentsChinese Red ArmyagainstNationalist-allied warlords
Casualties and losses3 killedandMinimal; Most fled or went AWOL
Part ofChinese Civil War1927 to 1950

Where it sits in the Chinese Civil War

Battle of Shantou, 1927Battle of Shuangqiaozhen, 1931Battle of Luding Bridge, 1935Battle of Dazhongji, 1945Battle of Lingbi, 1945Battle of Tianmen, 1945Battle of Wuhe, 1945Battle of Lishi, 1945Battle of Xiangshuikou, 1945Battle of Rugao, 1945Battle of Shicun, 1945Battle of Houmajia, 1945Battle of Tangtou–Guocun, 1945Battle of Siping, 1946Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an, 1946Battle of Rugao–Huangqiao, 1946Battle of Kalgan, 1946Battle of Yan'an, 1947Battle of Tang'erli, 1947Battle of Phoenix Peak, 1947Battle of Jinzhou, 1948Battle of Tashan, 1948Siege of Changchun, 1948Battle of Shangcai, 1948Battle of Jinan, 1948Battle of Jiulianshan, 1948Battle of Guningtou, 1949Battle of Dengbu Island, 1949Bobai Campaign, 1949Battle of Tianquan, 1950Battle of Bamianshan, 1950Battle of Nan'ao Island, 1950Battle of Yiwu, 1950Battle of Dongshan Island, 1950Battle of Dadan Island, 1950Battle of Nanpéng Island, 1950Battle of Nanri Island, 1952Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago, 1952Battle of Dalushan Islands, 1953Battle of Yijiangshan Islands, 1955Battle of Dachen Archipelago, 1955Battle of Dong-Yin, 196519271965Battle of Luding Bridge, 1935
43 placed engagements of the Chinese Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 May 1935
PlaceDadu River, China
29.915N, 102.230E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength22One regiment
Casualties and losses3 killedMinimal; Most fled or went AWOL
Commanders
  • Yang Chengwu
  • Li Quanshan
Battle of Luding BridgeBattle of Luding BridgeChengduLeshanFulinRongzhag100 km29.915N, 102.230E
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Battle of Luding Bridge 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 Q60988792, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Luding Bridge, revision 1381422862, 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.