Battle of Cangting

Battle of Cangting
Part of the Guandu campaign
Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao at Cangting, as illustrated in a 1591 edition of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Date c. May – June 201 Location North of present-day Yanggu County, Shandong, China Result Cao Cao victory
Belligerents
Cao Cao	Yuan Shao
Commanders and leaders
Cao Cao

The Battle of Cangting was part of a mop-up operation undertaken by the warlord Cao Cao after his victory over his rival Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu in 200 in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. The battle was also mentioned in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms as the final clash between the forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao before Yuan Shao died.