Battle of Changban | |||||||
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Part of the Red Cliffs campaign | |||||||
The painting "Zhao Yun's Fight at Changban" inside the Long Corridor on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Cao Cao | Liu Bei | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Cao Cao Cao Chun |
Liu Bei Liu Qi Guan Yu Zhang Fei Zhuge Liang Zhao Yun | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
5,000 elite cavalry |
2,000–10,000 infantry 100,000 mostly unarmed civilians |
Battle of Changban | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 長坂之戰 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 长坂之战 | ||||||
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The Battle of Changban was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Liu Bei in October 208 in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. The battle took place at Changban (長坂; south of present-day Duodao District, Jingmen, Hubei).[1]