battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Changsha

Name: Battle of Changsha
Location: Changsha, People's Republic of China

Battle of Changsha was a battle fought in 1911 at Changsha, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Changsha. It was part of the Xinhai Revolution, which ran from 1911 to 1912. The recorded result: Decisive Tongmenghui victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 troops against 3,000 troops.

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Fought1911

WhereChangsha, People's Republic of China28.199N, 112.971E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDecisive Tongmenghui victory

BelligerentsQing Empireagainstborder|20px Tongmenghui

Casualties and losses10,000 killedand900 killed

Part ofXinhai Revolution1911 to 1912

Where it sits in the Xinhai Revolution

3 placed engagements of the Xinhai Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1911 (year precision)
Place	Changsha, People's Republic of China 28.199N, 112.971E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	40,000 troops	3,000 troops
Casualties and losses	10,000 killed	900 killed
Commanders	Huang Xing

Placed at Changsha; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Changsha 1939, 0.4 km W
Battle of Changsha 1941, 0.4 km W
Battle of Changsha 1942, 0.4 km W
Battle of Changsha 1944, 0.4 km W
Battle of West Hubei 1943, 128 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Yangxia 1911
All 3 engagements of Xinhai Revolution

Elsewhere in 1911

Battle of Changsha is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4501981, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Changsha (1911), revision 1370108894, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.