- Battle of Yangcheng
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conflict=Battle of Yangcheng
partof=the wars of theThree Kingdoms
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date=191 A.D
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result=Yuan Shu victorious
combatant1=Yuan Shao
combatant2=Yuan Shu
commander1=Zhou Ang
commander2=Sun Jian
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casualties2=The Battle of Yangcheng was a battle betweenZhou Ang underYuan Shao andSun Jian underYuan Shu together withGongsun Yue in Yangcheng in the year 191 during the prelude to theThree Kingdoms period inChina . Yuan Shao's forces first got an upper hand against Sun Jian's forces, but was beaten back by Sun Jian's counterattack.After being hit by a stray arrow,
Gongsun Yue died.Gongsun Zan held Yuan Shao responsible for his death, and declared war against Yuan Shao, leading to theBattle of Jieqiao .External Links
* [http://kongming.net/novel/battles/ Three Kingdoms Battles timeline]
* [http://kongming.net/novel/sgz/yuanshao.php Sanguozhi biography of Yuan Shao]
* [http://kongming.net/novel/kma/sunjian.php Comprehensive biography of Yuan Shao]
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