Battles in China
167 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of China (Asia), ordered by date.
Ancient · Medieval · Early modern · 19th century · World War I era · Interwar · World War II era · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Ancient (before 500) · 43
- Battle of Changshao 684 BCChina
- Battle of Loulin 645 BCChina
- Battle of Chengpu 632 BCChina · Spring and Autumn period
- Battle of Bi 597 BCChina
- Battle of An 589 BCChina
- Battle of Lize 478 BCChina · Warring States period
- Battle of Maling 342 BCChina · Warring States period
- Battle of Yique 293 BCChina
- Battle of Changping 262 BCChina · Warring States period
- Battle of Julu 207 BCChina · Chu–Han Contention
- Battle of Anyi 205 BCChina
- Battle of Pengcheng 205 BCChina · Chu–Han Contention
- Battle of Gaixia 202 BCChina · Chu–Han Contention
- Battle of Mayi 133 BCChina · Han–Xiongnu Wars
- Battle of Kunyang AD 23China · Lülin
- Battle of Xingyang (190) 190China · Campaign against Dong Zhuo
- Battle of Jieqiao 191China
- Battle of Xiangyang (191) 191China
- Battle of Yangcheng 191China · end of the Han dynasty
- Battle of Yan Province 194China
- War between Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu 197China
- Battle of Xiapi 199China · end of the Han dynasty
- Battle of Guandu 200China · end of the Han dynasty
- Battle of Bowang 202China
- Battle of Xiakou 203China
- Battle of Changban 208China · Battle of Red Cliffs
- Battle of Hefei (208) 208China · Battle of Red Cliffs
- Battle of Jiangling (208) 208China · Battle of Red Cliffs
- Battle of Red Cliffs 208China · Three Kingdoms
- Siege of Jicheng 213China
- Battle of Qi Mountains 214China · end of the Han dynasty
- Battle of Xiaoyao Ford 214China
- Battle of Ba 215China · Hanzhong Campaign
- Battle of Mount Dingjun 218China · Three Kingdoms
- Battle of Fancheng 219China · Three Kingdoms
- Battle of Xiaoting 221China · Three Kingdoms
- Battle of Ruxu (222–223) 222China
- Battle of Jieting 228China · Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
- Battle of Shiting 228China · Three Kingdoms
- Siege of Chencang 228China · Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
- Battle of Mount Qi 231China · Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
- Battle of Wuzhang Plains 234China · Three Kingdoms
- Battle of Fei River 383China
Medieval (500–1499) · 19
- Battle of Huoyi 617China · Transition from Sui to Tang
- Battle of Yanshi 618China · Transition from Sui to Tang
- Battle of Hulao 621China · Transition from Sui to Tang
- Battle of Ansi 645China · First campaign in the Goguryeo–Tang War
- Siege of Suiyang 757China · An Lushan Rebellion
- Battle of Gaoliang River 979China
- Siege of De'an 1132China · Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty
- Battle of Caishi 1161China · Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty
- Battle of Tangdao 1161China · Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty
- Yehuling Campaign 1211China · Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
- Sieges of Zhongdu 1215China · Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
- Siege of Kaifeng (1232) 1232China · Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
- Siege of Caizhou 1233China · Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty
- Siege of Diaoyucheng 1259China · Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
- Battle of Xiangyang 1267China · Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
- Battle of Yamen 1279China · Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
- Battle of Lake Poyang 1363China · Red Turban Rebellion
- Battle of Buir Lake 1388China
- Tumu Crisis 1449China
Early modern (1500–1799) · 4
- Siege of Lüshun 1634China
- Battle of Shanhai Pass 1644China · transition from Ming to Qing
- Battle of Ulan Butung 1690China · Dzungar–Qing Wars
- Macau Incident (1799) 1799China · French Revolutionary Wars
19th century (1800–1913) · 51
- Battle of Chuenpi 1839China · First Opium War
- Capture of Chusan 1840China · First Opium War
- Battle of Amoy 1841China · First Opium War
- Battle of Canton (March 1841) 1841China · First Opium War
- Battle of Canton (May 1841) 1841China · First Opium War
- Battle of Chinhai 1841China · First Opium War
- Battle of First Bar 1841China · First Opium War
- Battle of Whampoa 1841China · First Opium War
- Battle of the Bogue 1841China · First Opium War
- Capture of Chusan (1841) 1841China
- Second Battle of Chuenpi 1841China · First Opium War
- Battle of Chapu 1842China · First Opium War
- Battle of Chinkiang 1842China · First Opium War
- Battle of Ningpo 1842China · First Opium War
- Battle of Tzeki 1842China · First Opium War
- Battle of Woosung 1842China · First Opium War
- Battle of Canton (1856) 1856China · Second Opium War
- Battle of the Barrier Forts 1856China · Second Opium War
- Battle of the Bogue (1856) 1856China · Second Opium War
- Capture of the French Folly Fort 1856China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Canton (1857) 1857China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Escape Creek 1857China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Fatshan Creek 1857China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Macao Fort 1857China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Taku Forts (1858) 1858China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Palikao 1860China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Taku Forts (1860) 1860China · Second Opium War
- Battle of Brown's Ferry 1863China · American Civil War
- Battle of Legareville 1863China · American Civil War
- Third Battle of Nanjing 1864China · Taiping Rebellion
- Battle of Fujian 1865China
- Battle of Fuzhou 1884China · Sino-French War
- Battle of Shipu 1885China · Sino-French War
- Battle of Zhenhai 1885China · Sino-French War
- Battle of Jiuliancheng 1894China · First Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Lüshunkou 1894China · First Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Weihaiwei 1895China · First Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Yingkou 1895China · First Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Peking (1900) 1900China · Boxer Rebellion
- Siege of the International Legations 1900China · Boxer Rebellion
- Battle of Hsimucheng 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Liaoyang 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Motien Pass 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Nanshan 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Port Arthur 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Shaho 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Tashihchiao 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Te-li-Ssu 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Siege of Port Arthur 1904China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Mukden 1905China · Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Sandepu 1905China · Russo-Japanese War
World War I era (1914–1918) · 1
- Siege of Tsingtao 1914China · Asian and Pacific theater of World War I
Interwar (1919–1938) · 16
- Battle of Guangzhou 1927China
- Battle of Shantou (1927) 1927China · Chinese Civil War
- Second Battle of Guangzhou 1929China
- Second Battle of Guilin 1930China · Central Plains War
- Second Battle of Nanning 1930China
- Battle of Luding Bridge 1935China · Long March
- Battle of Nanking 1937China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Pingxingguan 1937China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Shanghai 1937China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Taiyuan 1937China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Xinkou 1937China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Defense of Sihang Warehouse 1937China · Battle of Shanghai
- Marco Polo Bridge incident 1937China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Taierzhuang 1938China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Wuhan 1938China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Xuzhou 1938China · Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II era (1939–1945) · 19
- Battle of Changsha (1939) 1939China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Nanchang 1939China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of South Guangxi 1939China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang 1939China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of West Suiyuan 1940China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Wuyuan 1940China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang 1940China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Hundred Regiments Offensive 1940China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Changsha (1941) 1941China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Shanggao 1941China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of South Henan 1941China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of South Shanxi 1941China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Changsha (1941–1942) 1942China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Changde 1943China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of West Hubei 1943China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Changsha (1944) 1944China · Battle of Changsha–Hengyang
- Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou 1944China · Operation Ichi-Go
- Battle of Hengyang 1944China · Battle of Changsha–Hengyang
- Operation Ichi-Go 1944China · Operation Ichi-Go
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 11
- Battle of Jinan 1948China · Chinese Civil War
- Battle of Jinzhou 1948China · Chinese Civil War
- Battle of Jiulianshan 1948China · Chinese Civil War
- Siege of Changchun 1948China · Chinese Civil War
- Battle of Dengbu Island 1949China · Chinese Civil War
- Battle of Bamianshan 1950China · Chinese Civil War
- Battle of Dongshan Island 1950China · Chinese Civil War
- Battle of Nan'ao Island 1950China · Chinese Civil War
- Attack on the Sui-ho Dam 1952China · Korean War
- Battle of Nanri Island 1952China · Chinese Civil War
- Battle of the Paracel Islands 1974China · Vietnam War
Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) · 3
- Battle of Nanchang China · Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Qianshi China
- Chengdu campaign China · Chinese Civil War