Battle of Jiulianshan 1948
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 15 November 1948 – 11 January 1949 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1948 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | China | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Chinese Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 24.5680, 114.4580 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Jiulianshan (Jiulianshan Zhandou, 九连山战斗) was an unsuccessful counter-guerrilla operation launched by the Nationalists against the Communists during the Chinese Civil War after World War II, in the border region of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan.
Jiulianshan (Jiulian Mountain, Shan means mountain in Chinese), was a Communist guerrilla base in the border region of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hunan. In November 1948, the Nationalist forces from Guangdong including 13th Security Regiment, the 5th Regiment, and a battalion of the 1st Security Regiment, were dispatched to eradicate the local Communist guerrilla. The Nationalists enjoyed both the technical and numerical superiority, so they decided to attack on multiple fronts in separate directions. In contrast, the Communist guerrilla decided to concentrate their forces to achieve numerical superiority on one front against the attacking Nationalists, and then fight the enemy at the next front using the same tactic to overcome their own disadvantage.
Order of battle
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