Battle of Changban ( 06-09-30 )

The Battle of Changban (长板之伇) took place at Changban (near the modern-day city of Yichang in Hubei Province), China during the Three Kingdoms period in the year 208. It was fought between Liu Bei, who later founded the Kingdom of Shu and Cao Cao, the de facto ruler of northern China.In fictionIn the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the battle was romanticized into a showcase for the power and bravery of Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.Liu Bei lost the battle and was pursued by Cao Cao. Liu Bei had ...

Battle of Hulao ( 06-10-12 )

The Battle of Hula(虎牢之战)o (May 28, 621), located just east of Luoyang, was a decisive victory for Li Shimin(李世民), through which he was able to subdue two warlords, Dou Jiande(窦建德) and Wang Shichong(王世充). Li Shimin led a siege on the city of Luoyang, head of the self-declared emperor Wang Shichong, who solicited help from Dou Jiande from the east. However, Dou Jiande delayed and when he finally arrived, Li Shimin brought forces to meet the new threat. Li Shimin's army avoided conflict until the ...

Battle of Feishui ( 06-10-12 )

In winter 383, the Former Qin forces under Fu Rong captured the important Jin city Shouyang (寿阳). Fu Jian sent the captured Jin official Zhu Xu (朱序) as a messenger, to try to persuade Xie Shi to surrender. Instead, Zhu tipped Xie Shi to the fact that not the entire Former Qin force had arrived yet, and that he should try to defeat the advance Former Qin forces to try to lead to a collapse. Under Zhu's suggestion, Xie Xuan and Liu Laozhi (刘牢之) engaged advance Former Qin forces and killed 15,000 ...

Background of the Battle of Feishui ( 06-10-12 )

The Battle of Fei River or “Feishui” (淝水之战) was a battle in 383, where Fu Jian (苻坚) of the Former Qin was decisively defeated by the numerically inferior army of Eastern Jin. (The location of the battle, the Fei River, no longer exists, but is believed to have flown through modern Lu'an, Anhui, near the Huai River.) The battle is considered to be one of the most significant battles in the history of China, it is due to this battle that the chinese culture can continue develops without ...

Weapons and military technology ( 06-08-24 )

China has been an advanced country in terms of military technology, losing ground only after the Industrial Revolution. In the Qin and Han conscript armies, infantry were armed with spears, bows, and in particular crossbows (弩), a weapon in whose technology the Chinese remained superior. Even though infantry bearing shields, swords and spears existed, there is no trace of either a "phalanx" or a "legion" style of infantry fighting, preferring firepower style warfare with ...

Goguryeo-Sui Wars in 598 ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Mount Dingjun ( 06-10-12 )

Aftermath of the Chu-Han contention ( 06-09-30 )

Battle of Sarhu ( 06-10-30 )

Battle of Shiting ( 06-10-12 )

Aftermath of the Goguryeo-Sui Wars ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Zhuolu ( 06-09-26 )

Battle of Hefei ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Ningyuan ( 06-10-30 )

Battle of Fancheng ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Canton ( 06-10-30 )

Background of the Battle of Hefei ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Cixi ( 06-10-30 )

Battle of Mobei ( 06-09-30 )

War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 1937 ( 06-08-09 )