List of wars and battles involving China
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 – 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 – 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 Jiān, 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
Sino-French 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