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Second Battle of Guangzhou

Second Battle of Guangzhou was a battle fought in 1929 at Guangzhou, in what is now People's Republic of China. The recorded result: Guangdong Army victory.

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Fought1929
WhereGuangzhou, People's Republic of China23.132N, 113.266E
OutcomeGuangdong Army victory
BelligerentsGuangdong Army; Supported by: Nationalist governmentagainstNew Guangxi clique

Record

Date1929 (year precision)
to 21 May 1929
PlaceGuangzhou, People's Republic of China
23.132N, 113.266E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthAt least 1 Brigade
Casualties and losses1 Brigade commander captured
Commanders
  • Cai Tingkai
Second Battle of GuangzhouSecond Battle of GuangzhouBattle of CantonBattle of CantonCapture of the French Folly FortBattle of CantonBattle of CantonShenzhenDongguanZhuhaiMacauQingyuanJiangmenZhaoqingHeyuan100 km23.132N, 113.266E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1841 and 1929.

Elsewhere in 1929

Second Battle of Guangzhou 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 Q16926385, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Guangzhou, revision 1370736238, 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.