Battle of Lake Poyang

Battle of Lake Poyang
	Part of Red Turban Rebellion
Date	30 August – 4 October 1363
Location	Lake Poyang, Jiujiang, China
Result	Ming victory, Zhu Yuanzhang gained control over the Yangzi River valley
Belligerents
Chen Han	Western Wu
Commanders and leaders
Chen Youliang †	Zhu Yuanzhang
Strength
Over 100 vessels; 650,000 men;	200,000 men
Casualties and losses
Chen Youliang and most of his army	1,346 dead; 11,347 wounded;

The Battle of Lake Poyang (Chinese: 鄱陽湖之戰; pinyin: Póyáng Hú Zhīzhàn) was a naval battle which took place (30 August – 4 October 1363) between the rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang during the Red Turban Rebellion which led to the fall of the Yuan dynasty. Chen Youliang besieged Nanchang with a large fleet on Lake Poyang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes, and Zhu Yuanzhang met his force with a smaller fleet. After an inconclusive engagement exchanging fire, Zhu employed fire ships to burn the enemy tower ships and destroyed their fleet. This was the last major battle of the rebellion before the rise of the Ming dynasty.

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