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Siege of Shanghai

China · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1927–1949Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1927

Sun ChuanfangMarch 1927

Shanghai · Warfare / Civil War

The North Expeditionary forces isolate Shanghai & Chuanfang flees

1932

Chiang Kai-Shek28 January 1932

Shanghai · Warfare / Civil War

Japanese and Chinese forces begin major fighting in Shanghai during the January 28 Incident.

1949

Chiang Kai-Shek12 May 1949

Shanghai · Warfare / Civil War

Communist forces begin the final campaign for Shanghai, one of the last major Nationalist strongholds on the mainland coast.

Tu Yu-MingNovember 1949

Shanghai · Warfare / Civil War

Yu-Ming opens the invasion route to Nanking & Shanghai after victory at Huai-Hai

Names involved

Chiang Kai-ShekSun ChuanfangTu Yu-Ming

Provenance

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