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Battle of Red Cliffs

Battle of Red Cliffs was a battle fought in AD 208 at Chibi, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Q5326669. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Photo of the traditional site of Chibi, south of Wulin, taken in 2003.
Photo of the traditional site of Chibi, south of Wulin, taken in 2003.. User Jie on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateAD 208 (year precision)
PlaceChibi, People's Republic of China
29.870N, 113.620E
Part ofQ5326669
KindBattle, ancient
ResultAllied victory
Territorial changeCao Cao fails to gain a foothold south of the Yangtze; Liu Bei gains Jingzhou
BelligerentsForces of Sun Quan; Forces of Liu Bei; Forces of Liu Qi
Battle of Red CliffsBattle of Red CliffsBattle of WuhanSiege of WuchangBattle of XiakouBattle of West HubeiBattle of WuhanSiege of WuchangBattle of XiakouBattle of West HubeiYueyangJianmenXiantaoHuangshiJingmenJinshiShishouPuqi100 km29.870N, 113.620E
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The Battle of Red Cliffs sequence of events, 208, China, between the chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty Cao Cao and warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan.
The Battle of Red Cliffs sequence of events, 208, China, between the chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty Cao Cao and warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan.. Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Battle of Red Cliffs 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 Q830059, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Red Cliffs, revision 1370587339, 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.