Atlas of Battles

commander, 17 engagements

Battles of Peng Dehuai

Battles of Peng Dehuai

Chinese military leader, Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1898–1974)

Peng Dehuai is recorded as a commander at 17 placed engagements in the atlas between 1935 and 1953: 17 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in South Korea (9), People's Republic of China (4), North Korea (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,386 km apart end to end, 292 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (13), Second Sino-Japanese War (1), Chinese Civil War (1).

Battle of Chishui RiverBattle of Yan'anBattle of OnjongFirst and Second Battles of WonjuBattle of HoengsongBattle of the Twin TunnelsThird Battle of WonjuOperation ThunderboltBattle of KapyongBattle of the Soyang RiverFirst Battle of Maryang-sanBattle of Kumyangjang-niHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of UnsanBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulBattle of Pork Chop HillHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of UnsanBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulBattle of Pork Chop HillChengduWuhanTianjinChongqingXianNanjingPyongyangZiboHangzhouTaiyuan1000 km34.456N, 117.109E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1935: 1 engagements1940: 1 engagements1947: 1 engagements1950: 5 engagements1951: 7 engagements7 in 19511953: 1 engagements19351953
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Chishui River, 1935Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940Battle of Yan'an, 1947Battle of Unsan, 1950Battle of Onjong, 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950Third Battle of Seoul, 1950First and Second Battles of Wonju, 1950Battle of Hoengsong, 1951Battle of the Twin Tunnels, 1951Third Battle of Wonju, 1951Operation Thunderbolt, 1951Battle of Kapyong, 1951Battle of the Soyang River, 1951First Battle of Maryang-san, 1951Battle of Pork Chop Hill, 195319351953
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1935Battle of Chishui RiverChinaCommunist forces manage to maneuver out of the...
20 August 1940Hundred Regiments OffensiveNorth China, China1,367 km NEChinese victory
1947Battle of Yan'anYan'an, People's Republic of China612 km WNationalist victory
25 October 1950Battle of UnsanUnsan County, People's Republic of China1,470 km EChinese and North Korean victory, retreat of UN forces.
25 October 1950Battle of OnjongNorth Korea17 km NEChinese victory
25 November 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverCh'ongch'on River, North Korea45 km SChinese victory
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea258 km SEDPRK/Chinese victory
31 December 1950First and Second Battles of WonjuWonju, South Korea89 km EUnited Nations victory
1951Battle of HoengsongHoengseong County, South Korea16 km NChinese victory
1 February 1951Battle of the Twin TunnelsSouth Korea28 km WUN victory
18 February 1951Third Battle of WonjuWonju, South Korea62 km EUnited Nations victory
20 February 1951Operation ThunderboltHan River, North Korea196 km WUnited Nations victory
22 April 1951Battle of KapyongGapyeong County, South Korea119 km EUN victory
1951Battle of the Soyang RiverSoyang River, South Korea17 km Esee #Aftermath
8 October 1951First Battle of Maryang-sanImjin River, North Korea75 km WUnited Nations victory
11 July 1953Battle of Pork Chop HillSouth Korea15 km NEUN victory in April battle; Chinese victory in July battle
date unknownBattle of Kumyangjang-niSouth KoreaUnited Nations 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, ​《新华社》记者 郑景康, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.