Battle of Hefei (253)

Battle of Hefei
Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period
Datec. April – August 253
Location
Hefei, Anhui, China
Result Cao Wei victory ; Eastern Wu retreat
Belligerents
Cao Wei Eastern Wu
Commanders and leaders
Zhang Te
Sima Fu
Zhuge Ke
Strength
3,000 in Xincheng
200,000 reinforcements[1]
200,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Battle of Hefei
Traditional Chinese合肥之戰
Simplified Chinese合肥之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéféi Zhī Zhàn
Battle of Hefei Xincheng
Traditional Chinese合肥新城之戰
Simplified Chinese合肥新城之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéféi Xīnchéng Zhī Zhàn

The Battle of Hefei, also known as the Battle of Hefei Xincheng, was fought between the contending states of Cao Wei and Eastern Wu from roughly April to August 253 during the Three Kingdoms period of China.

  1. ^ Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian Shibu vol. 4.