Battle of Mount Dingjun
The Battle of Mount Dingjun was fought between the warlords Liu Bei and Cao Cao in February 219 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms stretch of Chinese history. Liu Bei's victory in the battle marked a major milestone in his Hanzhong Campaign and allowed him to kill the commander of the Wei's forces, Xiahou Yuan and later taking Hanzhong Commandery.
| Battle of Mount Dingjun | |||||||||
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| Part of the Hanzhong Campaign | |||||||||
Caltrops excavated from Mount Dingjun, dated to the Three Kingdoms period | |||||||||
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| Liu Bei | Cao Cao | ||||||||
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Liu Bei Huang Zhong Fa Zheng |
Xiahou Yuan † Xiahou Rong † Zhang He Zhao Ang † | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 定軍山之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 定军山之战 | ||||||
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