Zhiluozhen Campaign

Zhiluozhen Campaign
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Date November 20–23, 1935 Location Zhiluozhen, Fu County, Shaanxi Province Result Communist victory
Belligerents
Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army	Republic of China National Revolutionary Army
Casualties and losses
800 killed and wounded	1,000 killed and wounded; 5,300 captured

Zhiluozhen Campaign (Chinese: 直罗镇战役) was fought in Shaanxi on November 20–23, 1935 between the forces of the Chinese Communist Party and the Northeast Army nominally under the control of the Kuomintang Nationalist Government led by warlord Zhang Xueliang. With minimal casualties, the communists captured over 5,000 prisoners; 3,500 rifles; 176 machine guns; 8 pieces of artillery and 300 horses.

See also

• Outline of the Chinese Civil War

External links

• 历史见证人讲述直罗镇战役，新华社 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine