Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Chiang Kai-shek

Battles of Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975)

Chiang Kai-shek is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1935 and 1949: 6 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in People's Republic of China (5), Taiwan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,650 km apart end to end, 930 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Sino-Japanese War (4), Chinese Civil War (1).

Battle of Central HenanBattle of Chishui RiverBattle of ShanghaiBattle of WuhanOperation Ichi-GoBattle of GuningtouBattle of Chishui RiverBattle of ShanghaiBattle of WuhanOperation Ichi-GoBattle of GuningtouTaipeiChengduGuangzhouChongqingXianNanjingGuiyangHangzhouKunmingZhengzhou1000 km28.250N, 113.656E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1935: 1 engagements1937: 1 engagements1938: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements2 in 19441949: 1 engagements19351949
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Chishui River, 1935Battle of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Wuhan, 1938Battle of Central Henan, 1944Operation Ichi-Go, 1944Battle of Guningtou, 194919351949
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1935Battle of Chishui RiverChinaCommunist forces manage to maneuver out of the...
13 August 1937Battle of ShanghaiShanghai, Taiwan1,527 km EJapanese victory
27 October 1938Battle of WuhanWuhan, People's Republic of China691 km WJapanese victory
17 April 1944Battle of Central HenanPeople's Republic of China378 km NJapanese victory
1944Operation Ichi-GoChina1,280 km SJapanese victory
1949Battle of GuningtouKinmen County, People's Republic of China774 km ERepublic of China victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown photographer, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.