List of Chinese battles

The following is a list of Chinese wars and battles, organised 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.
*1532 BC - Battle of Mingtiao
*1057 BC â€" Battle of Muyu
*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
*506 BC - Battle of Boju
*478 BC - Battle of Lize
*353 BC - Battle of Guiling
*342 BC - Battle of Maling
*341 BC â€" 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
*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
*67 BC - Battle of Jushi
*36 BC - Battle of Zhizhi
*24 - Battle of Kunyang
*73 - Battle of Yiwulu
*89 - Battle of Ikh Bayan

Three Kingdoms (220-280 AD)

*190 - Battle of Xingyang
*190 - Battle of Luyang
*190 - Battle of Heyang Ford
*190 - Battle of Yangren
*190 - Battle of Jingzhou
*191 - Battle of Luoyang
*191 - Battle of Yangcheng
*191 - Battle of Xiangyang
*191 - Battle of Puyang
*191 - Battle of Xuzhou
*191 - Battle of Yizhou
*191 - Battle of Dongguang
*192 - Battle of Wuyang
*192 - Battle of Yanzhou
*192 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao's infantry repulses a cavalry charge by rival warlord Gongsun Zan.
*192 - Battle of Juma Shui
*192 - Battle of Longzou
*192 - Battle of Yangzhou
*192 - Battle of Chang'an
*193 - Battle of Fengqiu
*193 - Battle of Pengcheng
*193 - Battle of Youzhou
*193 - Battle of Qingzhou
*193 - Battle of Changshan
*194 - Battle of Changguan
*194 - Battle of Danyang
*194 - Battle of Lujiang
*195 - Battle of Dingtao
*195 - Battle of Qu'e
*195 - Battle of Shenting Range
*195 - Battle of Yuzhang
*195 - Battle of Chang'an
*195 - Battle of Hongnong
*195 - Battle of Dongjun
*195 - Battle of Bao Hill
*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 catches Liu Bei's forces and disperses his army.
*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.
*211 - Battle of Tong Gate
*217 - Battle of Hefei
*219 - Battle of Mount Dingjun
*219 - Battle of Fancheng
*222 - Battle of Yiling - Liu Bei's invasion o Wu is repulsed by Sun Quan's commander Lu Xun.
*228 - Battle of Jieting(comprehensive list here)

Jin Dynasty (265-420)

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

Sui Dynasty (581-618)

*598-614 - Goguryeo-Sui Wars
*621 - Battle of Hulao

Tang Dynasty (618-917)

*699 - Battle of Tianmenling
*751 - Battle of Talas
*781 - Battle of Henshui

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

*1161 - Battle of Caishi
*1273 - Battle of Xiangyang
*1279 - Battle of Yamen

Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

*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
*1619 - Battle of Sarhu
*1626 - Battle of Ningyuan
*1642 - Battle of Zhuxianzhen

Opium War (1839-1842)

*1841 - Battle of Canton

Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)

*1862 - Battle of Cixi
*1864 - Third Battle of Nanking

Franco-Chinese War (1884-1885)

*1884 - Battle of Foochow
*1885 - Battle of Zhennan Pass

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)

*1894 - Battle of Yalu River (1894)
*1895 - Battle of the Weihaiwei

Modern China

Northern Expedition (1926-1927)

Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)

*1927-1937 - Ten Year's Civil War (Long March)
*1948 - Liaoshen Campaign
*1948-1949 - Huaihai Campaign
*1948-1949 - Pingjin Campaign
*1949 - Battle of Kuningtou

Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

*1928 - Jinan Incident
*1937 - Marco Polo Bridge Incident
*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
*1940 - Hundred Regiments Offensive
*1941 - Battle of Shanggao
*1941 - Battle of Changsha
*1942 - Battle of Changsha
*1943 - Battle of West Hubei
*1943 - Battle of Changde
*1943 - Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi
*1944 - Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou
*1944 - Battle of Changsha
*1945 - Battle of West Hunan

Korean War (1950-1953)

*1950 - Battle of Chosin Reservoir
*1951 - Battle of the Imjin River

Sino-Indian War (1962)

Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969)

*1969 - Zhenbao Island

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

*1974 - Battle of Hoang Sa
*1986 - Battle of Laoshan peak