battle, First World War

Battle of Xuzhou

Name: Battle of Xuzhou
Location: Xuzhou, People's Republic of China

Battle of Xuzhou was a battle fought in 1916 at Xuzhou, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Xuzhou. The recorded result: Republic of China victory.

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Fought1916

WhereXuzhou, People's Republic of China34.261N, 117.186E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRepublic of China victory

BelligerentsRepublic of China; Yunnan cliqueagainstEmpire of China

Record

Date	1916 (year precision)
Place	Xuzhou, People's Republic of China 34.261N, 117.186E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Commanders	Feng Yuxiang

Placed at Xuzhou; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Xuzhou 1938, 1.8 km W
Battle of Pengcheng 205 BC, 1.9 km W
Battle of Taierzhuang 1938, 60 km NE
Battle of Xiapi AD 199, 76 km E
Battle of Gaixia 202 BC, 109 km S

Elsewhere in 1916

Battle of Xuzhou 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 Q124707209, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Xuzhou (1916), revision 1370594975, 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.