List of Chinese battles
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The following is a list of Chinese battles, organised by date. The list is not exhaustive.
Ancient China
- 1046 BC - Battle of Muye
- 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
- 353 BC - Battle of Guiling
- 342 BC - Battle of Maling
- 269 BC - Battle of Yanyu
- 260 BC - Battle of Changping
Imperial China
- Chu-Han War
- 207 BC - Battle of Julu
- 205 BC - Battle of Jingxing
- Three Kingdoms
- 191 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao's infantry repulses a cavalry charge by rival warlord Gongsun Zan.
- 200 - Battle of Guandu - Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao's numerically superior army and secures domination of the North China plain.
- 208 - Battle of Changban - Cao Cao's cavalry catch Liu Bei's forces, disperse his army and capture most of his baggage train.
- 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.
- 222 - Battle of Yiling - Liu Bei's invasion of Wu is repulsed by Sun Quan's commander Lu Xun.
- 383 - Battle of Fei River - Fu Jian is defeated by the Jin commander Xie An. His Later Qin regime collapses shortly thereafter.
- 621 - Battle of Hulao
- 751 - Battle of Talas
- 1273 - Battle of Xiangyang
- 1279 - Battle of Yamen
- 1360 - Battle of Yingtian
- 1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress
- 1619 - Battle of Sarhu
- 1626 - Battle of Ningyuan
Modern China
- Franco-Chinese War
- 1884 - Battle of Foochow
- Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
- 1894 - Battle of Yalu River (1894)
- Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- 1937 - Marco Polo Bridge Incident
- 1937 - Battle of Pingxingguan
- 1938 - Battle of Taierzhuang
- 1939 - Battle of Changsha
- 1940 - Hundred Regiments Offensive
- 1941 - Battle of Changsha
- 1942 - Battle of Changsha
- 1943 - Battle of Changsha