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Battle of the Chinese Farm

Battle of the Chinese Farm was a battle fought in 1973 in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Yom Kippur War. The recorded result: Israeli victory.

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Image of Operation Gazelle (also known as Operation Abiray-Lev or Operation Stouthearted Men) during the Yom Kippur War. Modified to show only the Israeli plan for the operation.
Image of Operation Gazelle (also known as Operation Abiray-Lev or Operation Stouthearted Men) during the Yom Kippur War. Modified to show only the Israeli plan for the operation.. The Department of History, United States Military Academy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1973
WhereEgypt30.450N, 32.400E
OutcomeIsraeli victory
BelligerentsEgyptagainstIsrael
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy
Part ofYom Kippur War1973

Where it sits in the Yom Kippur War

Battle of the Chinese Farm, 1973Battle of Ismailia, 1973Third Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973First Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Suez, 1973Ofira Air Battle, 1973Battles of Fort Budapest, 1973Battle of Fort Lahtzanit, 1973Battle with the Egyptian 130th Brigade, 1973Battle of Latakia, 1973Battle of Marsa Talamat, 1973Second Battle of Mount Hermon, 1973Battle of Baltim, 1973Valley of Tears, 1973Air Battle of El Mansoura, 1973Battle of the Sinai, 1973Battle of Wadi Mabouk, 1973Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush, 1973Battle of Seraphum, 1973Battle of the Orchard Complex, 1973War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient, 197419731974Battle of the Chinese Farm, 1973
21 placed engagements of the Yom Kippur War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1973 (year precision)
to 17 October 1973
PlaceEgypt
30.450N, 32.400E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthOne infantry brigade; One mechanized brigade; Two understrength armored brigades; 136 tanksOne reinforced armored brigade; Initially 97 tanks, later: One armored division and one paratrooper brigade
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
  • Ibrahim El-Orabi
Battle of the Chinese FarmBattle of the Chinese FarmBattle of IsmailiaBattle of SeraphumBattle of the Orchard ComplexEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushBattle of Tel el-KebirBattle of IsmailiaBattle of Tel el-KebirBur SaidSuezEl FaiyumGizaEl MansuraTantaDumyatEl Arish100 km30.450N, 32.400E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: IS ADAN DIV(+)Defender: EG 2ND ARMY(-)
Strength19,60018,180
Casualties300 (1.5%)800 (4.4%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1085
Outcomeattacker won
Duration1 day
Front width11 km11 km
Attacker advanced5 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 578), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of the Chinese Farm is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2072316, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Chinese Farm, revision 1375932656, 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.