List of wars and battles involving China

The following is a list of Chinese wars and battles, organized by date. The list is not exhaustive.

Ancient China

• 26th Century BC - Battle of Banquan
• 26th Century BC - Battle of Zhuolu - The Yellow Emperor defeats Chi You and establishes the Han Chinese nationality.
• 1675 BC - Battle of Mingtiao
• 1057 BC – Battle of Muyu
• 1046 BC - Battle of Muye
• 707 BC - Battle of Ruge-leading to reduced power and significance of Western Zhou
• 684 BC - Battle of Changshao- The state of Lu defeats the Qi (state)
• 632 BC - Battle of Chengpu - Duke Wen of Jin defeats the Chu commander Ziyu, in the biggest battle of the Spring and Autumn period.
• 595 BC - Battle of Bi
• 588 BC - Battle of An
• 575 BC - Battle of Yanling
• 506 BC - Battle of Boju
• 478 BC - Battle of Lize
• 453 BC - Battle of Jinyang
• 353 BC - Battle of Guiling
• 342 BC - Battle of Maling
• 341 BC – Battle of Guailing
• 269 BC - Battle of Yanyu
• 260 BC - Battle of Changping

Imperial China

Chu-Han War (206-202 BC)

207 BC - Battle of Julu

205 BC - Battle of Jingxing

203 BC - Battle of Wei River

202 BC - Battle of Gaixia

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

133 BC - Battle of Mayi 119 BC - Battle of Mobei 108 BC - Battle of Loulan

99 BC - Battle of Tian Shan 67 BC - Battle of Jushi 36 BC - Battle of Kang-Chu

36 BC - Battle of Zhizhi 23 - Battle of Kunyang 36 - Battle of Ch'eng-Tu

73 - Battle of Yiwulu 89 - Battle of Ikh Bayan

• 184 - Yellow Turban Rebellion - Han forces suppress the Yellow Turbans
• 190 - Campaign against Dong Zhuo - Allied Forces tries to remove Dong Zhuo from power
  • 190 - Battle of Xingyang - Dong Zhuo defeats Cao Cao
• 191 - Battle of Yangcheng - Yuan Shao was beaten back by Sun Jian
• 191 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan
• 191 - Battle of Xiangyang - Sun Jian was killed by Liu Biao's force
• 192 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao's infantry repulses a cavalry charge by rival warlord Gongsun Zan.
• 193 - Battle of Fengqiu - Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shu multiple times
• 194 - Battle of Yan Province - Cao Cao defeats Lü Bu, Prelude to Battle of Xiapi
• 194 - Sun Ce's conquest of Wu Territory - Foundation of Eastern Wu
• 197 - Battle of Wancheng- Zhang Xiu's Forces forces Cao Cao to escape from Wan Castle.
• 198 - Battle of Xiapi- Lü Bu's forces are defeated by Cao Cao and Liu Bei, resulting in Lü Bu's death.
• 199 - Battle of Yijing - Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan
• 199 - Campaign against Yuan Shu Liu Bei defeated Yuan Shu
• 200 - Battle of Guandu - Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao's numerically superior army and secures domination of the North China plain.
• 202 - Battle of Bowang - Liu Bei fends off the forces of Cao Cao
• 208 - Battle of Xiakou - Sun Quan defeated Huang Zu
• 208 - Battle of Changban - Cao Cao's cavalry catches Liu Bei's forces and disperses his army.
• 208 - Battle to the Southwest of Xiakou - Allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao's ground force on the southern shore of the Yangtze River, forcing the latter to retreat to the northern shore of Yangtze River. Prelude to the Battle of Red Cliffs.
• 208 - Battle of Red Cliffs - Cao Cao is defeated by the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei, foreshadowing the triparte of the Three Kingdoms.
• 208 - Battle of Yiling - Sun Quan's force led by Zhou Yu took Yiling and then fended off Cao Ren's reinforcement. Aftermath of the Battle of Red Cliffs.
• 209 - Battle of Jiangling - Cao Ren's force gave up Jiangling after being under siege for more than a year by Zhou Yu's force. Aftermath of the Battle of Red Cliffs
• 211 - Battle of Tong Pass - Cao Cao takes Guanzhong, defeating allied forces led by Ma Chao
• 213 - Siege of Jicheng - Ma Chao besieges Cao Cao's forces at Jicheng
• 213 - Battle of Licheng - Ma Chao flees after attempting to crush Yang Fu's rebellion
• 214 - Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province - Liu Bei's force defeat Liu Zhang's forces
• 215 - Battle of Baxi - Zhang He flees after being defeated by Zhang Fei
• 215 - Battle of Yangping - Cao Cao's campaign against Zhang Lu is successful.
• 217 - Battle of Hefei - Wei defends off Wu's attack
• 218 - Battle of Ruxukou - Sun Quan's northern advance was stopped by Cao Cao. Aftermath of the Battle of Hefei
• 219 - Battle of Mount Dingjun - Liu Bei takes Mt. Dingjun from Wei forces of Cao Cao
• 219 - Battle of Han River - final engagement of Hanzhong Campaign between Liu Bei and Cao Cao
• 219 - Battle of Fancheng- Cao Cao's forces fend off Guan Yu's siege.
• 219 - Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province - Lü Meng invades Jing Province. Aftermath of the Battle of Fancheng

Three Kingdoms (220-280 AD)

• 222 - Battle of Xiaoting - Liu Bei's invasion of Wu is repulsed by Sun Quan's commander Lu Xun.
• 225 - Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign- Shu forces Nanman to submit.
• 227 to 228 - Battle of Xincheng - Sima Yi settles Meng Da's rebellions
• 228 - Battle of Tianshui - Zhuge Liang defeated Ma Zun
• 228 - Battle of Jieting - Wei captures Shu's supply base of Jieting.
• 228 - Battle of Shiting - Wu defeats Wei, because of Zhou Fang's defection.
• 229 - Siege of Chencang- Wei defeats Shu's siege of Chencang Castle.
• 234 - Battle of Wuzhang Plains- Shu's Zhuge Liang dies, resulting in Wei victory.
• 244 - Battle of Xingshi - Shu fends off Wei's attack
• 247 to 262 - Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions - Jiang Wei's unsuccessful attempts to attack Wei
  • 249 - Battle of Qucheng
  • 255 - Battle of Didao
  • 256 - Battle of Duangu
• 263 - Conquest of Shu by Wei - Shu falls to Wei.
• 280 - Conquest of Wu by Jin - Wu falls to Jin unifying China.

Jin Dynasty (265-420)

• 383 - Battle of Fei River - Fu Jiān, King of Former Qin is defeated by the Chinese commander Xie An. The Nomads' Former Qin regime collapses shortly thereafter.

• 528 - Battle of Yeh
• 537 - Battle of Shayuan

Sui Dynasty (581-618)

598-614 - Goguryeo-Sui Wars

617 - Battle of Hui-i

621 - Battle of Hulao

Tang Dynasty (618-917)

645 - Siege of Ansi fortress 663 - Battle of Baekgang 670 - Battle of Mount Ta-fei

685 - Battle of Kao Yu 698 - Battle of Tianmenling 745-749 - Siege of Shibao

751 - Battle of Talas 756 - Battle of Yongqiu 757 - Battle of Suiyang

781 - Battle of Henshui 945 - Battle of Ting-Hsien

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

1048 - Battle of Pei-Chou 1161 - Battle of Tangdao

1161 - Battle of Caishi 1207 - Battle of Hsiang-Yang

1211 - Battle of Huan-Erh-Tsui 1215 - Battle of Beijing

1273 - Battle of Xiangyang 1279 - Battle of Yamen

Mogol-Jin Dynasty War (1211-1234)

1211 - Battle of Fox hill

Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

1288 - Battle of Bach Dang

1360 - Battle of Yingtian

1363 - Battle of Lake Poyang

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress 1592-1598 - Seven-Year War 1593 - Siege of Pyeongyang 1597 - Siege of Ulsan 1598 - Battle of Sacheon 1598 - Battle of Noryang 1619 - Battle of Sarhu 1626 - Battle of Ningyuan 1642 - Battle of Zhuxianzhen 1644 - Battle of Shanhai Pass 1661 - Siege of Fort Zeelandia

Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

1652-1689 - Russian-Manchu border conflicts 1674-1681 - Revolt of the Three Feudatories 1683 - Battle of Penghu Ten Great Campaigns (1747-1792) First Opium War (1839-1842) 1841 - Battle of Canton Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864) 1850 - Jintian Uprising 1853 - Battle of Nanjing (1853) 1856 - First rout the Army Group Jiangnan 1856 - Third Battle of Wuhan 1858 - Battle of Sanher 1859 - Battle of Jiujiang 1860 - Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan 1861 - Battle of Anqing 1861 - Battle of Shanghai (1861) 1862 - Battle of Cixi 1863 - Determined battle of Northern Jiangsu 1863 - Battle of Suzhou 1864 - Third Battle of Nanking Nien Rebellion (1864-1869) Second Opium War (1856-1860) 1860 - Battle of Palikao Sino-French War (August 1884-April 1885) 1883 - Son Tay Campaign 1884 - Bac Ninh campaign 1884 - Bac Le Ambush 1884 - Battle of Fuzhou 1884 - Kep Campaign 1884 - Keelung Campaign 1885 - Lang Son Campaign 1885 - Battle of Shipu 1885 - Battle of Zhenhai 1885 - Siege of Tuyen Quang 1885 - Battle of Hoa Moc 1885 - Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass) 1885 - Battle of Phu Lam Tao 1885 - Keelung Campaign 1885 - Pescadores Campaign

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) 1894 - Battle of Pungdo 1894 - Battle of Seonghwan 1894 - Battle of Pyongyang 1894 - Battle of Yalu River (1894) 1894 - Battle of Jiuliangcheng 1894 - Battle of Lushunkou 1895 - Battle of Weihaiwei 1895 - Battle of Yingkou Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) 1900 - Battle of Taku Forts 1900 - Battle of Peking Xinhai Revolution (1911-1912) 1911 - Wuchang Uprising

Modern China

National Protection War (1913) Warlord Era First Zhili-Fengtian War — 1922 Second Zhili-Fengtian War — 1924

Northern Expedition (1926–1927) April 12 Incident 1927 Sino-Soviet conflict (1929) Central Plains War — 1930

First Stage of the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949):

1927-1937 - Ten Year's Civil War 1927 - Nanchang Uprising 1927 - Autumn Harvest Uprising 1927 - Guangzhou Uprising 1930 - 1931 First Encirclement Campaign 1931 - Second Encirclement Campaign

1931 - Third Encirclement Campaign 1932 - Fourth Encirclement Campaign 1933 - 1934 Fifth Encirclement Campaign 1934-1936 Long March 1935 - Battles at the Luding Bridge

Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

1931 - Mukden Incident 1932 - January 28 Incident 1933 - Defense of the Great Wall 1937 - Marco Polo Bridge Incident 1937 - Battle of Beiping-Tianjin 1937 - Battle of Shanghai 1937 - Battle of Pingxingguan 1937 - Battle of Taiyuan 1937 - Battle of Nanjing 1937 - Battle of Xuzhou

1938 - Battle of Taierzhuang 1938 - Battle of Wuhan 1939 - Battle of Nanchang 1939 - Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang 1939 - Battle of Changsha 1939 - Battle of South Guangxi 1939 - Battle of Kunlun Pass 1940 - Hundred Regiments Offensive 1941 - Battle of Shanggao

1941 - Battle of South Shanxi 1941 - Battle of Changsha 1942 - Battle of Changsha 1943 - Battle of West Hubei 1943 - Battle of Changde 1944 - Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi 1944 - Battle of Changsha 1944 - Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou 1945 - Battle of West Hunan

Second Stage of the Chinese Civil War (1927-1949), post-World War II era:

Conflicts in the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era are listed chronologically by the starting dates.

1945

• July 21, 1945 – August 8, 1945 — Yetaishan Campaign

3rd Quarter of 1945

• August 13, 1945 – August 19, 1945 — Southern Jiangsu Campaign
• August 13, 1945 – August 16, 1945 — Counteroffensive in Eastern Hubei
• August 15, 1945 – August 23, 1945 — Battle of Baoying
• August 16, 1945 – August 19, 1945 — Battle of Yongjiazhen
• August 17, 1945 – August 27, 1945 — Battle of Tianmen
• August 17, 1945 – August 25, 1945 — Pingyu Campaign
• August 17, 1945 – September 11, 1945 — Linyi Campaign
• August 21, 1945 – August 28, 1945 — Battle of Guanqiao
• August 24, 1945 – August 24, 1945 — Battle of Wuhe
• August 26, 1945 – August 27, 1945 — Battle of Yinji
• August 26, 1945 – September 22, 1945 — Huaiyin-Huai'an Campaign
• August 29, 1945 – September 1, 1945 — Xinghua Campaign
• September 1, 1945 – September 13, 1945 — Battle of Dazhongji
• September 4, 1945 – September 5, 1945 — Battle of Lingbi
• September 5, 1945 – September 8, 1945 — Zhucheng Campaign
• September 5, 1945 – September 22, 1945 — Shanghe Campaign
• September 6, 1945 – September 9, 1945 — Battle of Lishi
• September 7, 1945 – September 10, 1945 — Pingdu Campaign
• September 8, 1945 – September 12, 1945 — Taixing Campaign
• September 10, 1945 – October 12, 1945 — Shangdang Campaign
• September 13, 1945 – September 17, 1945 — Wuli Campaign
• September 18, 1945 – September 18, 1945 — Battle of Xiangshuikou
• September 21, 1945 – September 21, 1945 — Battle of Rugao
• September 29, 1945 – November 2, 1945 — Weixian-Guangling-Nuanquan Campaign

4th Quarter of 1945

• October, 1945 – October, 1945 — Battle of Shicun
• October 3,1945 – November 10, 1945 — Yancheng Campaign
• October 17, 1945 – December 14, 1945 — Tongbai Campaign
• October 18, 1945 – October 18, 1945 — Battle of Houmajia
• October 22, 1945 – November 2, 1945 — Handan Campaign
• October 25, 1945 – November 16, 1945 — Battle of the Shanhai Pass
• October 26, 1945 – October 30, 1945 — Campaign along the Datong-Puzhou Railway
• November, 1945 – April, 1947 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China
• November 3, 1945 – November 4, 1945 — Battle of Jiehezhen
• December 19, 1945 – December 21, 1945 — Battle of Shaobo
• December 19, 1945 – December 26, 1945 — Gaoyou-Shaobo Campaign
• December 21, 1945 – December 30, 1945 — Battle of Tangtou-Guocun

1946

1st Quarter of 1946

• January 19, 1946 – January 26, 1946 — Houma Campaign
• March 15, 1946 – March 17, 1946 — Battle of Siping

2nd Quarter of 1946

• April 10, 1946 – April 15, 1946 — Jinjiatun Campaign
• April 17, 1946 – May 19, 1946 — Campaign to Defend Siping
• June 22, 1946 – August 31, 1946 — Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket
• June 12, 1946 – September 1, 1946 — Campaign along the Southern Section of Datong-Puzhou Railway

3rd Quarter of 1946

• July 31, 1946 – September 16, 1946 — Datong-Jining Campaign
  • August 10, 1946 – August 22, 1946 — Longhai Campaign
• August 14, 1946 – September 1, 1946 — Datong-Puzhou Campaign
• August 21, 1946 – September 22, 1946 — Battle of Huaiyin-Huai'an
• August 25, 1946 – August, 1946 — Battle of Rugao-Huangqiao
• September 2, 1946 – September 8, 1946 — Dingtao Campaign
• September 22, 1946 – September 24, 1946 — Linfen-Fushan Campaign

4th Quarter of 1946

• November 10, 1946 – November 11, 1946 — Battle of Nanluo-Beiluo
• November 22, 1946 – January 1, 1947 — Lüliang Campaign
• December 17, 1946 – April 1, 1947 — Linjiang Campaign
• December 31, 1946 – January 30, 1947 — Battle of Guanzhong

1947

1st Quarter of 1947

• January 21, 1947 – January 28, 1947 — Campaign to the South of Baoding

2nd Quarter of 1947

• April 24, 1947 – April 25, 1947 — Battle of Niangziguan
• April 27, 1947 – April 28, 1947 — Battle of Tang'erli
• May 13, 1947 – May 16, 1947 — Menglianggu Campaign
• May 13, 1947 – July 1, 1947 — Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
• May 28, 1947 – May 31, 1947 — Heshui Campaign
• June 11, 1947 – March 13, 1948 — Siping Campaign
• June 26, 1947 – July 6, 1947 — Campaign to the North of Baoding

3rd Quarter of 1947

• July 17, 1947 – July 29, 1947 — Nanma-Linqu Campaign
• August 13, 1947 – August 18, 1947 — Meridian Ridge Campaign
• September 2, 1947 – September 12, 1947 — Campaign to the North of Daqing River
• September 14, 1947 – November 5, 1947 — Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China

4th Quarter of 1947

• October 2, 1947 – October 10, 1947 — Sahe Mountain Campaign
• October 29, 1947 – November 25, 1947 — Campaign at the Eastern Foothills of Funiu Mountain
• December 15, 1947 – March 15, 1948 — Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
• December 7, 1947 – December 9, 1947 — Battle of Phoenix Peak
• December 9, 1947 – June 15, 1948 — Western Tai'an Campaign
• December 11, 1947 – January, 1948 — Counter-Eradication Campaign in Dabieshan
• December 20, 1947 – June 1948 — Jing Shan-Zhongxiang Campaign

1948

1st Quarter of 1948

• January 2, 1948 – January 7, 1948 — Gongzhutun Campaign
• March 7, 1948 – May 18, 1948 — Linfen Campaign
• March 11, 1948 – March 21, 1948 — Zhoucun-Zhangdian Campaign

2nd Quarter of 1948

• May 12, 1948 – June 25, 1948 — Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Campaign
• May 23, 1948 – October 19, 1948 — Siege of Changchun
• May 29, 1948 – July 18, 1948 — Yanzhou Campaign
• June 17, 1948 – June 19, 1948 — Battle of Shangcai

3rd Quarter of 1948

• September 12, 1948 – November 12, 1949 — Liaoshen Campaign

4th Quarter of 1948

• October 5, 1948 – April 24, 1949 — Taiyuan Campaign
• October 7, 1948 – October 15, 1948 — Battle of Jinzhou
• October 10, 1948 – October 15, 1948 — Battle of Tashan
• November 6, 1948 – January 10, 1949 — Huaihai Campaign
• November 15, 1948 – January 11, 1949 — Battle of Jiulianshan
• November 22, 1948 – December 15, 1948 — Shuangduiji Campaign
• November 29, 1948 – January 31, 1949 — Pingjin Campaign

1949

1st Quarter of 1949

• January 3, 1949 – January 15, 1949 — Tianjin Campaign

2nd Quarter of 1949

• April, 1949 – June, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern China
• April, 1949 – June, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China
• May 12, 1949 – June 2, 1949 — Shanghai Campaign
• May 17, 1949 – June 16, 1949 — Xianyang Campaign

3rd Quarter of 1949

• August 9, 1949 – August 27, 1949 — Lanzhou Campaign
• August 9, 1949 – December, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Eastern China
• August 24, 1949 – September, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Fujian
• September 5, 1949 – September 24, 1949 — Ningxia Campaign
• September 5, 1949 – March, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan

4th Quarter of 1949

• October 25, 1949 – October 27, 1949 — Battle of Kuningtou
• November, 1949 – July, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northwestern China
• November 1, 1949 – November 28, 1949 — Campaign to the North of Nanchuan County
• November 3, 1949 – November 5, 1949 — Battle of Denbu Island
• November 17. 1949 – December 1, 1949 — Bobai Campaign
• December 3, 1949 – December 26, 1949 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Lianyang
• December 17, 1949 – December 18, 1949 — Battle of Jianmenguan

1950

1st Quarter of 1950

• January 15, 1950 – 1952 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Guangxi
• January 19, 1950 – January 31, 1950 — Battle of Bamianshan
• February, 1950 – 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Southwestern China
• February 14, 1950 – February 20, 1950 — Battle of Tianquan
• March 3, 1950 – March 3, 1950 — Battle of Nan'ao Island
• March 5, 1950 – May 1, 1950 — Landing Operation on Hainan Island
• March 29, 1950 – May 7, 1950 — Battle of Yiwu

2nd Quarter of 1950

• May 11, 1950 – May 11, 1950 — Battle of Dongshan Island
• May 25, 1950 – August 7, 1950 — Wanshan Archipelago Campaign

3rd Quarter of 1950

• August 9, 1950 – August 9, 1950 — Battle of Nanpéng Island
• September, 1950 – January, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern Guangdong
• September 22, 1950 – November 29, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in northeastern Guizhou

4th Quarter of 1950

• October 15, 1950 – November, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in the Border Region of Hunan-Hubei-Sichuan
• October 15, 1950 – December, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Hunan
• December 13, 1950 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan
• December 20, 1950 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan

1951

• January 8, 1951 – February 28, 1945 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Yaoshan
• April 15, 1951 – September, 1951, — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Guangxi

1952

• April 11, 1952 – April 15, 1952 — Battle of Nanri Island
• June 13, 1952 – September 20, 1952 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Heishui
• September 20, 1952 – October 20, 1952 — Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago

1953

• May 29, 1953 – May 29, 1953 — Battle of Dalushan Islands
• July 16, 1953 – July 18, 1953 — Dongshan Island Campaign

1955

• January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1955 — Battle of Yijiangshan Islands
• January 19, 1955 – February 26, 1955 — Battle of Dachen Archipelago

1960

• November 14, 1960 – February 9, 1961 — Campaign at the China-Burma Border

Korean War (1950-1953)

1950 - Battle of Chosin Reservoir 1951 - Battle of the Imjin River 1951 - Battle of Sunchon 1951 - Gloster Hill

1953 - Battle of Pork Chop Hill 1953 - Battle of the Hook

Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969)

• 1969 - Zhenbao Island

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

• 1974 - Battle of Hoang Sa
• 1979 - Battle of Cao Bang
• 1986 - Battle of Laoshan peak
• 1988 - Spratly Island Skirmish