Chiang Kai-Shek22 March 1927
National Revolutionary Army forces enter Shanghai after a workers’ uprising has weakened warlord control.
China · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
National Revolutionary Army forces enter Shanghai after a workers’ uprising has weakened warlord control.
Shanghai & Nanjing are captured during the Northern Expedition
Shanghai surrenders to the Communists
Shanghai surrenders to the Communists. Shanghai surrenders to the Communists who then gain control of Canton
The Communists capture Shanghai & seal Chiangs defeat in the Civil War
Communist forces capture Shanghai after heavy fighting, removing the Nationalists from China’s largest city.
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