Battle of Mount Dingjun

Battle of Mount Dingjun
Part of the Hanzhong Campaign
Caltrops excavated from Mount Dingjun, dated to the Three Kingdoms period
Date February 219[1] Location Foot of Mount Dingjun, Shaanxi, China Result Liu Bei victory; Xiahou Yuan killed Territorial changes Hanzhong Commandery largely conquered
Belligerents
Liu Bei	Cao Cao
Commanders and leaders
Liu Bei Huang Zhong Fa Zheng	Xiahou Yuan † Xiahou Rong † Zhang He Zhao Ang †

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.^[1] 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.