Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Cao Cao

Battles of Cao Cao

Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)

Cao Cao is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between AD 190 and AD 219: 7 battles, all in present-day China. Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,865 km apart end to end, 478 km between engagements on average. Most belong to end of the Han dynasty (1), Early Imperial China (1).

Battle of LiyangBattle of NanpiBattle of XingyangCao Cao's invasion of Xu ProvinceBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of WanchengBattle of FanchengBattle of XingyangCao Cao's invasion of Xu ProvinceBattle of Yan ProvinceBattle of WanchengBattle of FanchengXianNanjingZiboTaiyuanJinanHuainanQingdaoShijiazhuangZaozhuangYantai500 km35.043N, 116.068E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 190: 1 engagements1 in AD 190AD 193: 1 engagements1 in AD 193AD 194: 1 engagements1 in AD 194AD 197: 1 engagements1 in AD 197AD 202: 1 engagements1 in AD 202AD 205: 1 engagements1 in AD 205AD 219: 1 engagements1 in AD 219AD 190AD 219
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Xingyang, AD 190Cao Cao's invasion of Xu Province, AD 193Battle of Yan Province, AD 194Battle of Wancheng, AD 197Battle of Liyang, AD 202Battle of Nanpi, AD 205Battle of Fancheng, AD 219AD 190AD 219
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
AD 190Battle of XingyangXingyang, People's Republic of ChinaDong Zhuo victory
AD 193Cao Cao's invasion of Xu ProvinceJiangsu, People's Republic of China645 km EInconclusive, Cao Cao retreat
AD 194Battle of Yan ProvinceYan Province, China599 km WVictory for Cao Cao, Lü Bu retreats
February AD 197Battle of WanchengChina160 km SWZhang Xiu's surrender
AD 202Battle of LiyangHenan, People's Republic of China134 km NEWithdrawal of Cao Cao's main army; mutiny of Yuan Tan
AD 205Battle of NanpiNanpi County, People's Republic of China543 km NECao Cao victory
July AD 219Battle of FanchengFancheng District, People's Republic of China785 km SWCao Cao victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Wang Qi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.