Atlas of Battles

war, 43 engagements

Battles of the Chinese Civil War

The atlas places 43 engagements of the Chinese Civil War (1927 to 1950): 42 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in People's Republic of China (42), Taiwan (1).

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Battle of ShantouBattle of ShuangqiaozhenBattle of Luding BridgeBattle of DazhongjiBattle of LingbiBattle of TianmenBattle of WuheBattle of LishiBattle of XiangshuikouBattle of RugaoBattle of ShicunBattle of HoumajiaBattle of Tangtou–GuocunBattle of Huaiyin–Huai'anBattle of Rugao–HuangqiaoBattle of KalganBattle of Yan'anBattle of Tang'erliBattle of Phoenix PeakBattle of JinzhouBattle of TashanBattle of ShangcaiBattle of JinanBattle of JiulianshanBattle of Dengbu IslandBobai CampaignBattle of TianquanBattle of BamianshanBattle of Nan'ao IslandBattle of YiwuBattle of Dongshan IslandBattle of Dadan IslandBattle of Nanpéng IslandBattle of Nanpēng ArchipelagoBattle of Dalushan IslandsBattle of Dong-YinBattle of JianmenguanBattle of SipingSiege of ChangchunBattle of GuningtouBattle of Nanri IslandBattle of Yijiangshan IslandsBattle of Dachen ArchipelagoBattle of SipingSiege of ChangchunBattle of GuningtouBattle of Nanri IslandBattle of Yijiangshan IslandsBattle of Dachen ArchipelagoŌsakaSeoulChengduÜrümqiDhakaGuangzhouWuhanTianjinChongqingShenyeng2000 km33.546N, 113.297E
43 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1927: 1 engagements1931: 1 engagements1935: 1 engagements1945: 10 engagements10 in 19451946: 4 engagements1947: 3 engagements1948: 6 engagements1949: 3 engagements1950: 7 engagements1952: 2 engagements1953: 1 engagements1955: 2 engagements1965: 1 engagements19271965
42 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Shantou, 1927Battle of Shuangqiaozhen, 1931Battle of Luding Bridge, 1935Battle of Dazhongji, 1945Battle of Lingbi, 1945Battle of Tianmen, 1945Battle of Wuhe, 1945Battle of Lishi, 1945Battle of Xiangshuikou, 1945Battle of Rugao, 1945Battle of Shicun, 1945Battle of Houmajia, 1945Battle of Tangtou–Guocun, 1945Battle of Siping, 1946Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an, 1946Battle of Rugao–Huangqiao, 1946Battle of Kalgan, 1946Battle of Yan'an, 1947Battle of Tang'erli, 1947Battle of Phoenix Peak, 1947Battle of Jinzhou, 1948Battle of Tashan, 1948Siege of Changchun, 1948Battle of Shangcai, 1948Battle of Jinan, 1948Battle of Jiulianshan, 1948Battle of Guningtou, 1949Battle of Dengbu Island, 1949Bobai Campaign, 1949Battle of Tianquan, 1950Battle of Bamianshan, 1950Battle of Nan'ao Island, 1950Battle of Yiwu, 1950Battle of Dongshan Island, 1950Battle of Dadan Island, 1950Battle of Nanpéng Island, 1950Battle of Nanri Island, 1952Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago, 1952Battle of Dalushan Islands, 1953Battle of Yijiangshan Islands, 1955Battle of Dachen Archipelago, 1955Battle of Dong-Yin, 196519271965
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
30 September 1927Battle of ShantouChina
1931Battle of ShuangqiaozhenPeople's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
29 May 1935Battle of Luding BridgeDadu River, ChinaRed Army victory
1945Battle of DazhongjiChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of LingbiAnhui, ChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of TianmenHubei, ChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of WuheAnhui, ChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of LishiChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of XiangshuikouChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of RugaoChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of ShicunAnhui, ChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of HoumajiaAnhui, ChinaCommunist victory
1945Battle of Tangtou–GuocunChinaCommunist victory
1946Battle of SipingSiping, People's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
1946Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'anChinaNationalist victory
1946Battle of Rugao–HuangqiaoChinaCommunist victory
1946Battle of KalganZhangjiakou, People's Republic of ChinaNationalist victory
1947Battle of Yan'anYan'an, People's Republic of ChinaNationalist victory
1947Battle of Tang'erliChinaCommunist victory
1947Battle of Phoenix PeakPeople's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
1948Battle of JinzhouJinzhou, People's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
1948Battle of TashanChinaCommunist victory
23 May 1948Siege of ChangchunChangchun, People's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
1948Battle of ShangcaiPeople's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
16 September 1948Battle of JinanJinan, People's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
15 November 1948Battle of JiulianshanGuangdong, People's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
1949Battle of GuningtouKinmen County, People's Republic of ChinaRepublic of China victory
1949Battle of Dengbu IslandChinaRepublic of China victory
1949Bobai CampaignGuangxi, People's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
1950Battle of TianquanPeople's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
19 January 1950Battle of BamianshanHunan, People's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
23 February 1950Battle of Nan'ao IslandNan'ao County, People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China victory
1950Battle of YiwuPeople's Republic of ChinaCommunist victory
11 May 1950Battle of Dongshan IslandDongshan County, People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China victory
1950Battle of Dadan IslandErdan Island, Taiwan
9 August 1950Battle of Nanpéng IslandChinaPeople's Republic of China victory
1952Battle of Nanri IslandPutian, People's Republic of ChinaRepublic of China victory
20 September 1952Battle of Nanpēng ArchipelagoNanpeng Islands, People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China victory
1953Battle of Dalushan IslandsPeople's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China victory
1955Battle of Yijiangshan IslandsYijiangshan Islands, People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China victory
19 January 1955Battle of Dachen ArchipelagoJiaojiang District, People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China victory
1 May 1965Battle of Dong-YinDongyin Township, People's Republic of ChinaInconclusive
date unknownBattle of JianmenguanChinaCommunists capture Chengdu

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Chinese Civil War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.