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Battle of Wuyuan

Battle of Wuyuan was a battle fought on 16 March 1940 at Wuyuan County, in what is now China; it lasted 18 days. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Chinese victory.

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Chinese 35th Army during the w:Battle of West Suiyuan against the mongols and japanese.
Chinese 35th Army during the w:Battle of West Suiyuan against the mongols and japanese.. Unknown, photographed and published over 50 years ago in the Republic of China so its in public domain, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 March 1940lasted 18 days
WhereWuyuan County, China31.090N, 108.266E
OutcomeChinese victory
BelligerentsRepublic of ChinaagainstEmpire of Japan
Part ofSecond Sino-Japanese War1937 to 1945

Where it sits in Second Sino-Japanese War

Defense of Harbin, 1932Battle of Wenzaobang, 1932Battle of Nanking, 1937Siege of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Luodian, 1937Marco Polo Bridge incident, 1937Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, 1937Battle of Zhangjiakou, 1937Battle of Nankou, 1937Battle of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Wusong, 1937Battle of Taiyuan, 1937Battle of Datong, 1937Battle of Jining, 1937Battle of Xinkou, 1937Battle of Pingxingguan, 1937Defense of Sihang Warehouse, 1937Battle of Jinshanwei, 1937Defense of Linyi, 1938Siege of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan, 1938Defense of Teng County, 1938Battle of Taierzhuang, 1938Battle of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Wuhan, 1938Battle of Changsha, 1939Battle of Nanchang, 1939Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, 1939Battle of South Guangxi, 1939Battle of Baotou, 1939Battle of Kunlun Pass, 1939Battle of West Suiyuan, 1940Battle of Wuyuan, 1940Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang, 1940Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940Battle of South Henan, 1941Battle of Shanggao, 1941Battle of South Shanxi, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1942Battle of Tachiao, 1942Battle of Oktwin, 1942Battle of Toungoo, 1942Battle of Yenangyaung, 1942Battle of Lashio, 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road, 1942Battle of West Hubei, 1943Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, 1943Battle of Changde, 1943Battle of Dushan, 1944Battle of Central Henan, 1944Operation Ichi-Go, 1944Battle of Changsha, 1944Defense of Hengyang, 1944Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou, 1944Battle of West Hunan, 194519321945Battle of Wuyuan, 1940
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Record

Date16 March 1940
to 3 April 1940
PlaceWuyuan County, China
31.090N, 108.266E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength16,587 including Chinese Muslim Cavalry5,000 – 10,000; Puppet Mongolian Army : approximately 3,000; Puppet West Suiyuan Army : approximately 1,000; West Suiyuan Garrison : more than 1,500 (including approximately 310 Japanese police officers)
Casualties and lossesContemporary report: 1,211 killed; 1,288 wounded; 233 missing; 1962 book: 1,943 killed or wounded; 278 missingHeavy; More than 100 of the 300 Japanese police officers killed or missing
Commanders
  • Naozaburo Okabe
  • Shigenori Kuroda
Battle of WuyuanBattle of WuyuanSiege of DiaoyuchengSiege of DiaoyuchengWanzhou100 km31.090N, 108.266E
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Battle of Wuyuan 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 Q705279, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wuyuan, revision 1370602849, 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.