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commander, 22 engagements

Battles of Chiang Kai-shek

Battles of Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975)

Chiang Kai-shek is recorded as a commander at 22 placed engagements in the atlas between 1928 and 1949: 9 battles and 13 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in China (21), Taiwan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 24,119 km apart end to end, 1,149 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Chinese Civil War (12), Second Sino-Japanese War (7), Kumul Rebellion (1).

First Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietSecond Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietThird Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietFifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietFirst Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu SovietSoviet invasion of XinjiangSecond Encirclement Campaign against the Shaanxi-Gansu SovietBattle of Chishui RiverThird Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu SovietOperation Chaharproposed Japanese invasion of SichuanBattle of Central HenanOpening CampaignCampaign to Defend SipingBattle of GuningtouCampaign to the North of Nanchuan CountyNorthern ExpeditionBattle of ShanghaiBombing of ChongqingBattle of WuhanOperation Ichi-GoNorthern ExpeditionBattle of ShanghaiBombing of ChongqingBattle of WuhanOperation Ichi-GoŌsakaSeoulTaipeiChengduDhakaTianjinShenyengXianNanjingGuiyang1000 km34.154N, 113.682E
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1928: 1 engagements1930: 1 engagements1931: 2 engagements1933: 1 engagements1934: 2 engagements1935: 3 engagements3 in 19351937: 2 engagements1938: 2 engagements1942: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements1946: 2 engagements1947: 1 engagements1949: 2 engagements19281949
22 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Northern Expedition, 1928First Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1930Second Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1931Third Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1931Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1933First Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu Soviet, 1934Soviet invasion of Xinjiang, 1934Second Encirclement Campaign against the Shaanxi-Gansu Soviet, 1935Battle of Chishui River, 1935Third Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu Soviet, 1935Operation Chahar, 1937Battle of Shanghai, 1937Bombing of Chongqing, 1938Battle of Wuhan, 1938proposed Japanese invasion of Sichuan, 1942Battle of Central Henan, 1944Operation Ichi-Go, 1944Opening Campaign, 1946Campaign to Defend Siping, 1946Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China, 1947Battle of Guningtou, 1949Campaign to the North of Nanchuan County, 194919281949
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1928Northern ExpeditionPeople's Republic of ChinaNationalist government victory; All Chinese warlords accept...
1930First Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietJiangxi, China1,519 km SECommunist victory
1931Second Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietJiangxi, China0 km NRed Army victory
1931Third Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietJiangxi, China0 km NRed Army victory
1933Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietJiangxi, China0 km NNationalist major victory; Jiangxi Soviet Eliminated; Red...
1934First Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu SovietShaanxi, China1,120 km NWCommunist victory
1934Soviet invasion of XinjiangXinjiang, China2,060 km NWCeasefire
1935Second Encirclement Campaign against the Shaanxi-Gansu SovietShaanxi, China2,060 km ECommunist victory
1935Battle of Chishui RiverChishui River, China823 km SWCommunist forces manage to maneuver out of the...
1935Third Encirclement Campaign against Shaanxi–Gansu SovietShaanxi, China823 km NCommunist victory
1937Operation ChaharChahar, China957 km NEJapanese victory
13 August 1937Battle of ShanghaiShanghai, Taiwan1,428 km SEJapanese 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
1942proposed Japanese invasion of SichuanSichuan, China1,083 km WChinese victory
17 April 1944Battle of Central HenanPeople's Republic of China1,081 km NEJapanese victory
1944Operation Ichi-GoSouth China, China1,280 km SJapanese victory
1946Opening CampaignEast China, China1,291 km NECommunists retreat to northeastern China, Partial...
1946Campaign to Defend SipingSiping, People's Republic of China1,407 km NNationalist victory
1947Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast ChinaNortheast China, China649 km NCommunist victory
1949Battle of GuningtouKinmen County, People's Republic of China2,784 km SRepublic of China victory
1949Campaign to the North of Nanchuan CountySichuan, China1,631 km NWCommunist 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, Unknown photographer, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.