Atlas of Battles

commander, 25 engagements

Battles of Peng Dehuai

Battles of Peng Dehuai

Chinese military leader, Marshal of the People's Republic of China (1898–1974)

Peng Dehuai is recorded as a commander at 25 placed engagements in the atlas between 1933 and 1953: 18 battles and 7 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in South Korea (12), China (8), North Korea (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 8,689 km apart end to end, 378 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Korean War (17), Chinese Civil War (5), Second Sino-Japanese War (1).

Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietBattle of Chishui RiverOpening CampaignBattle of Yan'anTaiyuan CampaignLanzhou CampaignUN offensive into North KoreaBattle of OnjongFirst and Second Battles of WonjuBattle of HoengsongBattle of the Twin TunnelsThird Battle of WonjuOperation ThunderboltOperation KillerOperation RipperBattle of KapyongChinese Spring OffensiveBattle of the Soyang RiverFirst Battle of Maryang-sanBattle of Kumyangjang-niHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of UnsanBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulBattle of Pork Chop HillHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of UnsanBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverThird Battle of SeoulBattle of Pork Chop HillChengduWuhanTianjinChongqingXianNanjingPyongyangZiboHangzhouTaiyuan1000 km34.401N, 116.915E
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1933: 1 engagements1935: 1 engagements1940: 1 engagements1946: 1 engagements1947: 1 engagements1948: 1 engagements1949: 1 engagements1950: 6 engagements1951: 10 engagements10 in 19511953: 1 engagements19331953
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet, 1933Battle of Chishui River, 1935Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940Opening Campaign, 1946Battle of Yan'an, 1947Taiyuan Campaign, 1948Lanzhou Campaign, 1949UN offensive into North Korea, 1950Battle of Unsan, 1950Battle of Onjong, 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River, 1950Third Battle of Seoul, 1950First and Second Battles of Wonju, 1950Battle of Hoengsong, 1951Battle of the Twin Tunnels, 1951Third Battle of Wonju, 1951Operation Thunderbolt, 1951Operation Killer, 1951Operation Ripper, 1951Battle of Kapyong, 1951Chinese Spring Offensive, 1951Battle of the Soyang River, 1951First Battle of Maryang-san, 1951Battle of Pork Chop Hill, 195319331953
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1933Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi SovietJiangxi, ChinaNationalist major victory; Jiangxi Soviet Eliminated; Red...
1935Battle of Chishui RiverChishui River, China1,010 km WCommunist forces manage to maneuver out of the...
20 August 1940Hundred Regiments OffensiveNorth China, China1,367 km NEChinese victory
1946Opening CampaignEast China, China794 km SECommunists retreat to northeastern China, Partial...
1947Battle of Yan'anYan'an, People's Republic of China1,153 km NWNationalist victory
1948Taiyuan CampaignTaiyuan, People's Republic of China306 km NECommunist victory
1949Lanzhou CampaignLanzhou, People's Republic of China799 km WCommunist victory
1950UN offensive into North KoreaNorth Korea2,070 km EUnited Nations victory; Chinese intervention
25 October 1950Battle of UnsanUnsan County, People's Republic of China102 km WChinese and North Korean victory, retreat of UN forces.
25 October 1950Battle of OnjongNorth Korea17 km NEChinese victory
25 November 1950Battle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverCh'ongch'on River, North Korea45 km SChinese victory
31 December 1950Third Battle of SeoulSeoul, South Korea258 km SEDPRK/Chinese victory
31 December 1950First and Second Battles of WonjuWonju, South Korea89 km EUnited Nations victory
1951Battle of HoengsongHoengseong County, South Korea16 km NChinese victory
1 February 1951Battle of the Twin TunnelsSouth Korea28 km WUN victory
18 February 1951Third Battle of WonjuWonju, South Korea62 km EUnited Nations victory
20 February 1951Operation ThunderboltHan River, North Korea196 km WUnited Nations victory
1951Operation KillerKorea, South Korea74 km EUN victory
1951Operation RipperChuncheon, South Korea75 km NEUnited Nations and South Korean victory
22 April 1951Battle of KapyongGapyeong County, South Korea18 km WUN victory
1951Chinese Spring OffensiveSouth Korea52 km WUnited Nations victory; Chinese forces fail to recapture...
1951Battle of the Soyang RiverSoyang River, South Korea69 km Esee #Aftermath
8 October 1951First Battle of Maryang-sanImjin River, North Korea75 km WUnited Nations victory
11 July 1953Battle of Pork Chop HillSouth Korea15 km NEUN victory in April battle; Chinese victory in July battle
date unknownBattle of Kumyangjang-niSouth KoreaUnited Nations 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, ​《新华社》记者 郑景康, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.