Battle of Jiangling (223)

Battle of Jiangling (223)
	Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period
Date	c. October 222 – April 223
Location	Western banks and middle region of the Yangtze River, in Jing Province (Jiangling and Nan Commandery)
Result	Cao Wei retreat; overall stalemate
Belligerents
Cao Wei	Eastern Wu
Commanders and leaders
Cao Pi (stationed in Wancheng); Cao Zhen (frontline commander)	Zhu Ran
Strength
	≈5,000

The Battle of Jiangling (Chinese: 江陵之戰) was fought between the forces of the Cao Wei and Eastern Wu dynasties in the early Three Kingdoms period of China. The battle, which took place around present-day Jiangling County, Hubei, was an integral part of the Wei emperor Cao Pi's three-pronged campaign against the Wu leader Sun Quan. It spanned a period of about six months from October 222 to April 223. Of the three fronts, the most critical Wei attacks were concentrated against the Wu fortress at Jiangling.

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