Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Chen Cheng

Battles of Chen Cheng

Chinese politician and soldier (1897–1965)

Chen Cheng is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1930 and 1948: 12 battles and 3 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in China (14), Taiwan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,883 km apart end to end, 777 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Chinese Civil War (7), Second Sino-Japanese War (7), Central Plains War (1).

Battle of JinanFifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietBattle of West HubeiBattle of Central HenanBattle of Huaiyin–Huai'anAutumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast ChinaSummer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast ChinaWinter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast ChinaSiping CampaignGongzhutun CampaignBattle of ShanghaiBombing of ChongqingBattle of WuhanBattle of ChangshaOperation Ichi-GoBattle of ShanghaiBombing of ChongqingBattle of WuhanBattle of ChangshaOperation Ichi-GoŌsakaSeoulTaipeiChengduÜrümqi2000 km35.800N, 115.869E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1930: 1 engagements1933: 1 engagements1937: 1 engagements1938: 2 engagements1939: 1 engagements1943: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements1946: 1 engagements1947: 4 engagements4 in 19471948: 1 engagements19301948
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Jinan, 1930Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1933Battle of Shanghai, 1937Bombing of Chongqing, 1938Battle of Wuhan, 1938Battle of Changsha, 1939Battle of West Hubei, 1943Battle of Central Henan, 1944Operation Ichi-Go, 1944Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an, 1946Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China, 1947Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China, 1947Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China, 1947Siping Campaign, 1947Gongzhutun Campaign, 194819301948
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1930Battle of JinanJinan, People's Republic of ChinaCentral Army victory
1933Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietJiangxi, China1,046 km SNationalist major victory; Jiangxi Soviet Eliminated; Red...
13 August 1937Battle of ShanghaiShanghai, Taiwan687 km NEJapanese victory
1938Bombing of ChongqingChongqing, People's Republic of China1,407 km W
27 October 1938Battle of WuhanWuhan, People's Republic of China716 km EJapanese victory
1939Battle of ChangshaChangsha, People's Republic of China292 km SWChinese victory
12 May 1943Battle of West HubeiHubei, China127 km NWChinese victory
17 April 1944Battle of Central HenanPeople's Republic of China541 km NJapanese victory
1944Operation Ichi-GoSouth China, China1,280 km SJapanese victory
1946Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'anHuaiyin District, China1,457 km NENationalist victory
1947Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast ChinaNortheast China, China1,774 km NCommunist victory
1947Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast ChinaNortheast China, China0 km NCommunist victory
1947Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast ChinaNortheast China, China0 km NCommunist victory
1947Siping CampaignSiping, People's Republic of China649 km SCommunist victory
1948Gongzhutun CampaignShandong, China909 km SWCommunist 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, Chan Cheng, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.