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Battle of Shangcai

Battle of Shangcai was a battle fought in 1930 in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Central Plains War. The recorded result: National Revolutionary Army.

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Fought1930
WhereChina33.266N, 114.262E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeNational Revolutionary Army
BelligerentsNational Revolutionary Army 47th DivisionagainstAnti-Chiang coalition
Part ofCentral Plains War1930

Where it sits in the Central Plains War

Battle of Xuchang, 1930Battle of Xinzheng, 1930Battle of Shangcai, 1930Second Battle of Guilin, 1930Battle of Jinan, 193019301930Battle of Shangcai, 1930
5 placed engagements of the Central Plains War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1930 (year precision)
PlaceChina
33.266N, 114.262E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Commanders
  • Shangguan Yunxiang
  • Feng Yuxiang
Battle of ShangcaiBattle of ShangcaiSiege of CaizhouBattle of KunyangBattle of South HenanBattle of Central HenanBattle of Yan ProvinceSiege of CaizhouBattle of KunyangBattle of South HenanBattle of Yan ProvinceNanyangShangqiuXinyangPingdingshanZhoukouFuyang100 km33.266N, 114.262E
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.

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Elsewhere in 1930

Battle of Shangcai 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 Q10868244, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shangcai (1930), revision 1370589137, 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.