battle, ancient
Battle of Pengcheng
Battle of Pengcheng was a battle fought in 205 BC at Xuzhou, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Chu–Han Contention, which ran from 206 BC to 202 BC. The recorded result: Chu victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 against 560,000.
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Where it sits in Chu–Han Contention
Record
| Date | 205 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Xuzhou, People's Republic of China 34.267N, 117.167E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | 30,000 | 560,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 200,000+ |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Xuzhou 1938, same recorded site
- Battle of Taierzhuang 1938, 61 km NE
- Battle of Xiapi AD 199, 78 km E
- Battle of Gaixia 202 BC, 110 km S
- Battle of Suiyang AD 757, 143 km W
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Julu 207 BC
- After: Battle of Wei River 204 BC
- All 4 engagements of Chu–Han Contention
Elsewhere in 205 BC
- Battle of Anyi China
Battle of Pengcheng is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q847402, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pengcheng, revision 1370453041, 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.