- List of Chinese battles
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The following is a list of Chinese wars and battles, organized by date. The list is not exhaustive.
Ancient China
- 26th Century BC - Battle of Banquan
- 26th Century BC - Battle of Zhuolu - The Yellow Emperor defeats Chi You and establishes the Han Chinese nationality.
- 1675 BC - Battle of Mingtiao
- 1057 BC – Battle of Muyu
- 1046 BC - Battle of Muye
- 707 BC - Battle of Ruge-leading to reduced power and significance of Western Zhou
- 684 BC - Battle of Changshao- The state of Lu defeats the Qi (state)
- 632 BC - Battle of Chengpu - Duke Wen of Jin defeats the Chu commander Ziyu, in the biggest battle of the Spring and Autumn period.
- 595 BC - Battle of Bi
- 588 BC - Battle of An
- 575 BC - Battle of Yanling
- 506 BC - Battle of Boju
- 478 BC - Battle of Lize
- 453 BC - Battle of Jinyang
- 353 BC - Battle of Guiling
- 342 BC - Battle of Maling
- 341 BC – Battle of Guailing
- 293 BC - Battle of Yique
- 269 BC - Battle of Yanyu
- 260 BC - Battle of Changping
- 230 BC–221 BC - Qin's wars of unification
Imperial China
Qin Dynasty (221 BC–207 BC)
- 214 BC - Qin Campaign against Southern China Territories
- 209 BC - Daze Village Uprising
- 207 BC - Battle of Julu
Chu-Han War (206-202 BC)
- 205 BC - Battle of Pengcheng
- 205 BC - Battle of Jingxing
- 203 BC - Battle of Wei River
- 202 BC - Battle of Gaixia
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- 200 BC - Battle of Baideng
- 154 BC - Rebellion of the Seven States
- Sino-Xiongnu War (133 BC – AD 89)
- 133BC - Battle of Mayi
- 119BC - Battle of Mobei
- 99 BC - Battle of Tian Shan
- 67 BC - Battle of Jushi
- 36 BC - Battle of Kang-Chu
- 36 BC - Battle of Zhizhi
- 36 - Battle of Ch'eng-Tu
- 73 - Battle of Yiwulu
- 89 - Battle of Ikh Bayan
- 23 - Battle of Kunyang
- 184 - Yellow Turban Rebellion - Han forces suppress the Yellow Turbans
- 190 - Campaign against Dong Zhuo - Guandong Coalition tries to remove Dong Zhuo from power
- 190 - Battle of Xingyang - Dong Zhuo defeats Cao Cao
- 191 - Battle of Yangcheng - Yuan Shao was beaten back by Sun Jian
- 191 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan
- 191 - Battle of Xiangyang - Sun Jian was killed by Liu Biao's force
- 192 - Battle of Jieqiao - Yuan Shao's infantry repulses a cavalry charge by rival warlord Gongsun Zan.
- 193 - Battle of Fengqiu - Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shu multiple times
- 194 - Battle of Yan Province - Cao Cao defeats Lü Bu, prelude to Battle of Xiapi
- 194 - Sun Ce's conquests in Jiangdong - Foundation of Eastern Wu
- 197 - Battle of Wancheng- Zhang Xiu's army forces Cao Cao to escape from Wancheng.
- 198 - Battle of Xiapi- Lü Bu's forces are defeated by Cao Cao and Liu Bei, resulting in Lü Bu's death.
- 199 - Battle of Yijing - Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan
- 199 - Campaign against Yuan Shu - Han forces defeated Yuan Shu
- 200 - Battle of Guandu - Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao's numerically superior army and secures domination of the North China Plain.
- 202 - Battle of Bowang - Liu Bei fends off the forces of Cao Cao
- 208 - Battle of Xiakou - Sun Quan defeated Huang Zu
- 208 - Battle of Changban - Cao Cao's cavalry catches Liu Bei's forces and disperses his army.
- 208 - Battle to the Southwest of Xiakou - Allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao's ground force on the southern shore of the Yangtze River, forcing the latter to retreat to the northern shore of Yangtze River. Prelude to the Battle of Red Cliffs.
- 208 - Battle of Red Cliffs - Cao Cao is defeated by the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei, foreshadowing the triparte of the Three Kingdoms.
- 208 - Battle of Yiling - Sun Quan's force led by Zhou Yu took Yiling and then fended off Cao Ren's reinforcement. Aftermath of the Battle of Red Cliffs.
- 209 - Battle of Jiangling - Cao Ren's force gave up Jiangling after being under siege for more than a year by Zhou Yu's force. Aftermath of the Battle of Red Cliffs
- 211 - Battle of Tong Pass - Cao Cao takes Guanzhong, defeating allied forces led by Ma Chao
- 213 - Siege of Jicheng - Ma Chao besieges Cao Cao's forces at Jicheng
- 213 - Battle of Lucheng - Ma Chao flees after attempting to crush Yang Fu's rebellion
- 214 - Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province - Liu Bei's force defeat Liu Zhang's forces
- 215 - Battle of Baxi - Zhang He flees after being defeated by Zhang Fei
- 215 - Battle of Yangping - Cao Cao's campaign against Zhang Lu is successful.
- 217 - Battle of Xiaoyao Ford - Cao Cao defends off Sun Quan's attack
- 218 - Battle of Ruxukou - Sun Quan's northern advance was stopped by Cao Cao. Aftermath of the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
- 219 - Battle of Mount Dingjun - Liu Bei takes Mt. Dingjun from Wei forces of Cao Cao
- 219 - Battle of Han River - final engagement of Hanzhong Campaign between Liu Bei and Cao Cao
- 219 - Battle of Fancheng- Cao Cao's forces fend off Guan Yu's siege.
- 219 - Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province - Lü Meng invades Jing Province. Aftermath of the Battle of Fancheng
Three Kingdoms (220-280 AD)
- 222 - Battle of Xiaoting - Liu Bei's invasion of Wu is repulsed by Sun Quan's commander Lu Xun.
- 225 - Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign- Shu forces Nanman to submit.
- 227 to 228 - Battle of Xincheng - Sima Yi settles Meng Da's rebellions
- 228 - Battle of Tianshui - Zhuge Liang defeated Ma Zun
- 228 - Battle of Jieting - Wei captures Shu's supply base of Jieting.
- 228 - Battle of Shiting - Wu defeats Wei, because of Zhou Fang's defection.
- 229 - Siege of Chencang- Wei defeats Shu's siege of Chencang Castle.
- 234 - Battle of Wuzhang Plains- Shu's Zhuge Liang dies, resulting in Wei victory.
- 244 - Battle of Xingshi - Shu fends off Wei's attack
- 247 to 262 - Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions - Jiang Wei's unsuccessful attempts to attack Wei
- 249 - Battle of Qucheng
- 255 - Battle of Didao
- 256 - Battle of Duangu
- 263 - Conquest of Shu by Wei - Shu falls to Wei.
Jin Dynasty (265-420), the Southern Dynasties (420-587), the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-439) and the Northern Dynasties (386-581)
- 280 - Conquest of Wu by Jin - Wu falls to Jin unifying China.
- 291 - War of the Eight Princes
- 304 - Wu Hu uprising
- 354 - Huan Wen's expeditions
- 383 - Battle of Fei River - Fu Jiān, King of Former Qin is defeated by the Chinese commander Xie An. The Nomads' Former Qin regime collapses shortly thereafter.
- 393 - Conquest of Western Yan by Later Yan
- 395 - Battle of Canhe Slope
- 409 - Liu Yu's expeditions
- 409 - Conquest of Southern Yan
- 416 - Conquest of Later Qin
- 439 - Conquest of Northern Liang by Northern Wei
- 528 - Battle of Yeh
- 537 - Battle of Shayuan
Sui Dynasty (581-618)
- 598-614 - Goguryeo-Sui Wars
- 617 - Battle of Huoyi
- 621 - Battle of Hulao
Tang Dynasty (618-917)
- 630 - Battle of Yinshan (阴山之战)
- 640-648 - Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xiyu states
- 645 - Siege of Ansi fortress
- 645-668 Goguryeo–Tang Wars
- 658-659 - Conquest of Western Turkic Khaganate
- 663 - Battle of Baekgang
- 660 - Conquest of Baekje
- 670 - Battle of Mount Ta-fei
- 685 - Battle of Kao Yu
- 698 - Battle of Tianmenling
- 745-749 - Siege of Shibao
- 751 - Battle of Talas
- 756 - Battle of Yongqiu
- 757 - Battle of Suiyang
- 781 - Battle of Henshui
- 817 - Conquest of western Huai River
- 874-884 - Huang Chao Rebellion
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907-960)
- 923 - Conquest of Later Liang by Later Tang
- 925 - Conquest of Former Shu by Later Tang
- 936 - Conquest of Later Tang by Later Jin
- 945 - Battle of Ting-Hsien
Song Dynasty (960-1279)
- 964 - Conquest of Later Shu by Song
- 970 - Conquest of Southern Han by Song
- 974 - Conquest of Southern Tang by Song
- 979 - Conquest of Northern Han by Song
- 1048 - Battle of Pei-Chou
- 1129-1141 - Yue Fei's campaign against Jin
- 1161 - Battle of Tangdao
- 1161 - Battle of Caishi
- 1207 - Battle of Hsiang-Yang
- 1273 - Battle of Xiangyang
- 1279 - Battle of Yamen
Liao Dynasty(907-1125)
Liao Dynasty-Song Dynasty War
- 979 - Battle of Gaoliang River
- 986 - Chi go Pass Compaign
Liao Dynasty-Jin Dynasty War (1114-1125)
- 1114 - Battle of True ho dian
Jin Dynasty (1115–1234)
Mongol-Jin Dynasty War (1211-1234)
- 1211 - Badger's Mount Campaign
- 1215 - Battle of Beijing
- 1231 - Battle of three peaks mount
Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
- 1274 - Mongol invasions of Japan
- 1288 - Battle of Bach Dang
- 1351 - Red Turban Rebellion
- 1359 - Red Turbans invasions of Korea
- 1360 - Battle of Yingtian
- 1363 - Battle of Lake Poyang
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- 1381 - Ming conquest of Yunnan
- 1300s-1400s - Miao Rebellions (Ming Dynasty)
- 1400s-1500s - Ming–Turpan Conflict
- 1410 - Ming–Kotte War
- 1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress
- 1521 - First Battle of Tamao (1521)
- 1522 - Second Battle of Tamao (1522)
- 1592-1598 - Seven-Year War
- 1593 - Siege of Pyeongyang
- 1597 - Siege of Ulsan
- 1598 - Battle of Sacheon
- 1598 - Battle of Noryang
- 1619 - Battle of Sarhu
- 1626 - Battle of Ningyuan
- 1633 - Battle of the Southern Fujian Sea
- 1640 - Battle of Songjin
- 1642 - Battle of Zhuxianzhen
- 1642 - Battle of Nanyang
- 1642 - Decisive Battles of Henan
- 1643 - Battle of Tongguan County
- 1644 - Battle of Ninwu Pass
- 1644 - Occupied Beijing
- 1644 - Battle of Shanhai Pass
- 1661 - Siege of Fort Zeelandia
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
- 1652-1689 - Russian-Manchu border conflicts
- 1674-1681 - Revolt of the Three Feudatories
- 1683 - Battle of Penghu
- 1690-1757 Oirat-Manchu war
- 1747-1792 Ten Great Campaigns
- First Opium War (1839-1842)
- 1839 - Battle of Kowloon
- 1839 - First Battle of Chuenpee
- 1840 - Capture of Chusan
- 1840 - Battle of the Barrier
- 1841 - Second Battle of Chuenpee
- 1841 - Battle of the Bogue
- 1841 - Battle of First Bar
- 1841 - Battle of Whampoa
- 1841 - Battle of Canton
- 1841 - Battle of Amoy
- 1841 - Capture of Chusan (1841)
- 1841 - Battle of Chinhai
- 1842 - Battle of Ningpo
- 1842 - Battle of Tsekee
- 1842 - Battle of Chapoo
- 1842 - Battle of Woosung
- 1842 - Battle of Chinkiang
- Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)
- 1850 - Jintian Uprising
- 1852 - Battle of Changsha (1852)
- 1853 - Battle of Nanjing (1853)
- 1854 - Battle of Lake Dongting (1854)
- 1856 - First rout the Army Group Jiangnan
- 1856 - Third Battle of Wuhan
- 1857 - Battles of Lake Tai
- 1858 - Battle of Sanhe
- 1859 - Battle of Jiujiang
- 1860 - Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan
- 1861 - Battle of Anqing
- 1861 - Battle of Guanzhong (1861)
- 1861 - Battle of Shanghai (1861)
- 1862 - Battle of Cixi
- 1863 - Determined battle of Northern Jiangsu
- 1863 - Battle of Suzhou
- 1863 - Battle of Changzhou
- 1864 - Third Battle of Nanking
- 1864 - Hubei Pocket
- 1865 - Fujian Pocket
- 1866 - Ending battle of Meizhou
- Panthay Rebellion (1856-1873)
- Dungan revolt (1862-1877)
- 1870 - Battle of Ürümqi (1870)
- Nien Rebellion (1864-1869)
- 1865 - Battle of Gaolozai
- 1867 - Battle of inlon river
- 1867 - Battle of Ganyu
- 1867 - Determined battle of Shouguang
- Second Opium War (1856-1860)
- 1856 - Pearl River Forts
- 1857 - Fatshan Creek
- 1858 - First Battle of Taku Forts
- 1859 - Second Battle of Taku Forts
- 1860 - Third Battle of Taku Forts
- 1860 - Battle of Palikao
- Sino-French War (August 1884-April 1885)
- 1883 - Son Tay Campaign
- 1883 - Battle of Paper Bridge
- 1884 - Bac Ninh campaign
- 1884 - Bac Le Ambush
- 1884 - Battle of Fuzhou
- 1884 - Kep Campaign
- 1884 - Keelung Campaign
- 1885 - Lang Son Campaign
- 1885 - Battle of Shipu
- 1885 - Battle of Zhenhai
- 1885 - Siege of Tuyen Quang
- 1885 - Battle of Hoa Moc
- 1885 - Battle of Bang Bo
- 1885 - Battle of Phu Lam Tao
- 1885 - Keelung Campaign
- 1885 - Pescadores Campaign
- First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
- 1894 - Battle of Pungdo
- 1894 - Battle of Seonghwan
- 1894 - Battle of Pyongyang
- 1894 - Battle of Yalu River (1894)
- 1894 - Battle of Jiuliancheng
- 1894 - Battle of Lushunkou
- 1895 - Battle of Weihaiwei
- 1895 - Battle of Yingkou
- Dungan Revolt (1895) (1895-1896)
- Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)
- 1900 - Battle of Taku Forts
- 1900 - Battle of Tientsin
- 1900 - Battle of Shanhaiguan (1900)
- 1900 - Battle of Beicang
- 1900 - Battle of Yangcun
- 1900 - Battle of Yingkou
- 1900 - Battles on Amur River (1900)
- 1900 - Battle of Peking
- 1900 - Seymour Expedition
- 1900 - Siege of the International Legations
- Xinhai Revolution (1911-1912)
- 1911 - Wuchang Uprising
Modern China
- Second Chinese Revolution (1913)
- National Protection War (1915)
- Warlord Era
- Zhili–Anhui War 1920
- First Zhili-Fengtian War — 1922
- Second Zhili-Fengtian War — 1924
- Anti–Fengtian War 1925
- Northern Expedition (1926–1927)
- April 12 Incident 1927
- Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)
- Central Plains War — 1930
- Sino-Tibetan War (1930-1932)
- Kirghiz rebellion 1932
- Kumul Rebellion (1930-1934)
- Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang 1934
- Xinjiang War (1937) 1937
- Ili Rebellion (1946-1949)
Sino-Tibetan War
- 1932 Qinghai – Tibet War
Kuomintang Pacification of Qinghai
- Kuomintang Pacification of Qinghai
- 1929 - Battle of Xiahe
Kumul Rebellion (1930-1934)
- 1933 Kizil massacre
- 1933 Battle of Aksu
- 1933 Battle of Sekes Tash
- 1933 Battle of Kashgar (1933)
- 1933 First Battle of Urumqi (1933)
- 1933 Battle of Toksun
- 1934 Second Battle of Urumqi (1933–34)
- 1934 Battle of Kashgar (1934)
- 1934 Battle of Yangi Hissar
- 1934 Battle of Yarkand
- 1934 Charkhlik Revolt
Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang 1934
- 1934 Battle of Tutung
- 1934 Battle of Dawan Cheng
First Stage of the Chinese Civil War (1927-1936)
- 1927-1937 - Ten Year's Civil War
- 1927 - Nanchang Uprising
- 1927 - Autumn Harvest Uprising
- 1927 - Guangzhou Uprising
- 1930 - 1931 First Encirclement Campaign
- 1931 - Second Encirclement Campaign
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- 1931 - Third Encirclement Campaign
- 1932 - Fourth Encirclement Campaign
- 1933 - 1934 Fifth Encirclement Campaign
- 1934-1936 Long March
- 1935 - Battles at the Luding Bridge
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- 1931 - Mukden Incident
- 1932 - January 28 Incident
- 1933 - Defense of the Great Wall
- 1937 - Marco Polo Bridge Incident
- 1937 - Battle of Beiping-Tianjin
- 1937 - Battle of Shanghai
- 1937 - Battle of Pingxingguan
- 1937 - Battle of Taiyuan
- 1937 - Battle of Nanjing
- 1937 - Battle of Xuzhou
- 1938 - Battle of Taierzhuang
- 1938 - Battle of Wuhan
- 1939 - Battle of Nanchang
- 1939 - Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang
- 1939 - Battle of Changsha
- 1939 - Battle of South Guangxi
- 1939 - Battle of Kunlun Pass
- 1940 - Hundred Regiments Offensive
- 1941 - Battle of Shanggao
- 1941 - Battle of South Shanxi
- 1941 - Battle of Changsha
- 1942 - Battle of Changsha
- 1943 - Battle of West Hubei
- 1943 - Battle of Changde
- 1944 - Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi
- 1944 - Battle of Changsha
- 1944 - Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou
- 1944 - Battle of Mount Song
- 1945 - Battle of West Henan–North Hubei
- 1945 - Battle of West Hunan
- 1945 - Second Guangxi Campaign
Ili Rebellion (1946-1949)
- 1946-1948 Pei-ta-shan Incident
Second Stage of the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949), post-World War II era
Conflicts in the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era are listed chronologically by the starting dates.
1945
- July 21, 1945 – August 8, 1945 — Yetaishan Campaign
3rd Quarter of 1945
- August 13, 1945 – August 19, 1945 — Southern Jiangsu Campaign
- August 13, 1945 – August 16, 1945 — Counteroffensive in Eastern Hubei
- August 15, 1945 – August 23, 1945 — Battle of Baoying
- August 16, 1945 – August 19, 1945 — Battle of Yongjiazhen
- August 17, 1945 – August 27, 1945 — Battle of Tianmen
- August 17, 1945 – August 25, 1945 — Pingyu Campaign
- August 17, 1945 – September 11, 1945 — Linyi Campaign
- August 21, 1945 – August 28, 1945 — Battle of wudahao
- August 24, 1945 – August 24, 1945 — Battle of Wuhe
- August 26, 1945 – August 27, 1945 — Battle of Yinji
- August 26, 1945 – September 22, 1945 — Huaiyin-Huai'an Campaign
- August 29, 1945 – September 1, 1945 — Xinghua Campaign
- September 1, 1945 – September 13, 1945 — Battle of Dazhongji
- September 4, 1945 – September 5, 1945 — Battle of Lingbi
- September 5, 1945 – September 8, 1945 — Zhucheng Campaign
- September 5, 1945 – September 22, 1945 — Shanghe Campaign
- September 6, 1945 – September 9, 1945 — Battle of Lishi
- September 7, 1945 – September 10, 1945 — Pingdu Campaign
- September 8, 1945 – September 12, 1945 — Taixing Campaign
- September 10, 1945 – October 12, 1945 — Shangdang Campaign
- September 13, 1945 – September 17, 1945 — Wuli Campaign
- September 18, 1945 – September 18, 1945 — Battle of Xiangshuikou
- September 21, 1945 – September 21, 1945 — Battle of Rugao
- September 29, 1945 – November 2, 1945 — Weixian-Guangling-Nuanquan Campaign
4th Quarter of 1945
- October, 1945 – October, 1945 — Battle of Shicun
- October 3, 1945 – November 10, 1945 — Yancheng Campaign
- October 17, 1945 – December 14, 1945 — Tongbai Campaign
- October 18, 1945 – October 18, 1945 — Battle of Houmajia
- October 22, 1945 – November 2, 1945 — Handan Campaign
- October 25, 1945 – November 16, 1945 — Battle of the Shanhai Pass
- October 26, 1945 – October 30, 1945 — Campaign along the Datong-Puzhou Railway
- November, 1945 – April, 1947 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China
- November 3, 1945 – November 4, 1945 — Battle of Jiehezhen
- December 19, 1945 – December 21, 1945 — Battle of Shaobo
- December 19, 1945 – December 26, 1945 — Gaoyou-Shaobo Campaign
- December 21, 1945 – December 30, 1945 — Battle of Tangtou-Guocun
1946
1st Quarter of 1946
- January 19, 1946 – January 26, 1946 — Houma Campaign
- March 15, 1946 – March 17, 1946 — Battle of Siping
2nd Quarter of 1946
- April 10, 1946 – April 15, 1946 — Jinjiatun Campaign
- April 17, 1946 – May 19, 1946 — Campaign to Defend Siping
- June 22, 1946 – August 31, 1946 — Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket
- June 12, 1946 – September 1, 1946 — Campaign along the Southern Section of Datong-Puzhou Railway
3rd Quarter of 1946
- July 31, 1946 – September 16, 1946 — Datong-Jining Campaign
- August 10, 1946 – August 22, 1946 — Longhai Campaign
- August 14, 1946 – September 1, 1946 — Datong-Puzhou Campaign
- August 21, 1946 – September 22, 1946 — Battle of Huaiyin-Huai'an
- August 25, 1946 – August, 1946 — Battle of Rugao-Huangqiao
- September 2, 1946 – September 8, 1946 — Dingtao Campaign
- September 22, 1946 – September 24, 1946 — Linfen-Fushan Campaign
4th Quarter of 1946
- October 10, 1946 – October 20, 1946 — Battle of Kalgan
- November 10, 1946 – November 11, 1946 — Battle of Nanluo-Beiluo
- November 22, 1946 – January 1, 1947 — Lüliang Campaign
- December 17, 1946 – April 1, 1947 — Linjiang Campaign
- December 31, 1946 – January 30, 1947 — Battle of Guanzhong
- Pei-ta-shan Incident
1947
1st Quarter of 1947
- January 21, 1947 – January 28, 1947 — Campaign to the South of Baoding
2nd Quarter of 1947
- April 24, 1947 – April 25, 1947 — Battle of Niangziguan
- April 27, 1947 – April 28, 1947 — Battle of Tang'erli
- May 13, 1947 – May 16, 1947 — Menglianggu Campaign
- May 13, 1947 – July 1, 1947 — Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
- May 28, 1947 – May 31, 1947 — Heshui Campaign
- June 11, 1947 – March 13, 1948 — Siping Campaign
- June 26, 1947 – July 6, 1947 — Campaign to the North of Baoding
3rd Quarter of 1947
- July 17, 1947 – July 29, 1947 — Nanma-Linqu Campaign
- August 13, 1947 – August 18, 1947 — Meridian Ridge Campaign
- September 2, 1947 – September 12, 1947 — Campaign to the North of Daqing River
- September 14, 1947 – November 5, 1947 — Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
4th Quarter of 1947
- October 2, 1947 – October 10, 1947 — Sahe Mountain Campaign
- October 29, 1947 – November 25, 1947 — Campaign at the Eastern Foothills of Funiu Mountain
- December 15, 1947 – March 15, 1948 — Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
- December 7, 1947 – December 9, 1947 — Battle of Phoenix Peak
- December 9, 1947 – June 15, 1948 — Western Tai'an Campaign
- December 11, 1947 – January, 1948 — Counter-Eradication Campaign in Dabieshan
- December 20, 1947 – June 1948 — Jing Shan-Zhongxiang Campaign
1948
1st Quarter of 1948
- January 2, 1948 – January 7, 1948 — Gongzhutun Campaign
- March 7, 1948 – May 18, 1948 — Linfen Campaign
- March 11, 1948 – March 21, 1948 — Zhoucun-Zhangdian Campaign
2nd Quarter of 1948
- May 12, 1948 – June 25, 1948 — Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Campaign
- May 23, 1948 – October 19, 1948 — Siege of Changchun
- May 29, 1948 – July 18, 1948 — Yanzhou Campaign
- June 17, 1948 – June 19, 1948 — Battle of Shangcai
3rd Quarter of 1948
- September 12, 1948 – November 12, 1948 — Liaoshen Campaign
4th Quarter of 1948
- October 5, 1948 – April 24, 1949 — Taiyuan Campaign
- October 7, 1948 – October 15, 1948 — Battle of Jinzhou
- October 10, 1948 – October 15, 1948 — Battle of Tashan
- November 6, 1948 – January 10, 1949 — Huaihai Campaign
- November 15, 1948 – January 11, 1949 — Battle of Jiulianshan
- November 22, 1948 – December 15, 1948 — Shuangduiji Campaign
- November 29, 1948 – January 31, 1949 — Pingjin Campaign
- Pei-ta-shan Incident
1949
1st Quarter of 1949
- January 3, 1949 – January 15, 1949 — Tianjin Campaign
2nd Quarter of 1949
- April, 1949 – June, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern China
- April, 1949 – June, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China
- May 12, 1949 – June 2, 1949 — Shanghai Campaign
- May 17, 1949 – June 16, 1949 — Xianyang Campaign
3rd Quarter of 1949
- August 9, 1949 – August 27, 1949 — Lanzhou Campaign
- August 9, 1949 – December, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Eastern China
- August 24, 1949 – September, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Fujian
- September 5, 1949 – September 24, 1949 — Ningxia Campaign
- September 5, 1949 – March, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan
4th Quarter of 1949
- October 25, 1949 – October 27, 1949 — Battle of Kuningtou
- November, 1949 – July, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northwestern China
- November 1, 1949 – November 28, 1949 — Campaign to the North of Nanchuan County
- November 3, 1949 – November 5, 1949 — Battle of Denbu Island
- November 17. 1949 – December 1, 1949 — Bobai Campaign
- December 3, 1949 – December 26, 1949 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Lianyang
- December 6, 1949 – December 7, 1949 — Battle of Liangjiashui
- December 7, 1949 – December 14, 1949 — Battle of Lianyang
- December 17, 1949 – December 18, 1949 — Battle of Jianmenguan
1950
1st Quarter of 1950
- January, 1950 – June, 1955 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Wuping
- January 15, 1950 – May 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Guangxi
- January 19, 1950 – January 31, 1950 — Battle of Bamianshan
- February, 1950 – December 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Southwestern China
- February 4, 1950 – December, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Longquan
- February 14, 1950 – February 20, 1950 — Battle of Tianquan
- March 3, 1950 – March 3, 1950 — Battle of Nan'ao Island
- March 5, 1950 – May 1, 1950 — Landing Operation on Hainan Island
- March 29, 1950 – May 7, 1950 — Battle of Yiwu
2nd Quarter of 1950
- May 11, 1950 – May 11, 1950 — Battle of Dongshan Island
- May 25, 1950 – August 7, 1950 — Wanshan Archipelago Campaign
3rd Quarter of 1950
- August 9, 1950 – August 9, 1950 — Battle of Nanpéng Island
- September, 1950 – January, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern Guangdong
- September 22, 1950 – November 29, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in northeastern Guizhou
4th Quarter of 1950
- October 15, 1950 – November, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in the Border Region of Hunan-Hubei-Sichuan
- October 15, 1950 – December, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Hunan
- December 13, 1950 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan
- December 20, 1950 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan
1951
- January 8, 1951 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Yaoshan
- April 15, 1951 – September, 1951, — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Guangxi
1952
- April 11, 1952 – April 15, 1952 — Battle of Nanri Island
- June 13, 1952 – September 20, 1952 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Heishui
- September 20, 1952 – October 20, 1952 — Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago
1953
- May 29, 1953 – May 29, 1953 — Battle of Dalushan Islands
- July 16, 1953 – July 18, 1953 — Dongshan Island Campaign
1955
- January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1955 — Battle of Yijiangshan Islands
- January 19, 1955 – February 26, 1955 — Battle of Dachen Archipelago
1960
- November 14, 1960 – February 9, 1961 — Campaign at the China-Burma Border
1950-1958
- Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958)
Invasion of Tibet (1950)
- 1959 - Lhasa Uprising
Korean War (1950-1953)
- 1950 - Battle of Unsan
- 1950 - Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
- 1950 - Battle of Chosin Reservoir
- 1951 - Battle of Chipyong-ni
- 1951 - Battle of the Imjin River
- 1952 - Battle of White Horse
- 1952 - Battle of Triangle Hill
- 1953 - Battle of Pork Chop Hill
- 1953 - Battle of the Hook
- 1953 - Battle of Kumsong
Vietnam War (1959-1975)
Sino-Indian War (1962)
Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969)
- 1969 - Zhenbao Island
Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
- 1974 - Battle of the Paracel Islands
- 1988 - Spratly Island Skirmish
Categories:- Battles involving China
- Lists of battles
- Timelines of military conflicts
- China-related lists
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