Battle of Ulan Butung | |||||||
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Part of Dzungar–Qing War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Qing Dynasty | Dzungar Khanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fuquan Changning | Galdan Boshugtu Khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10,000 | 5,000 |
The Battle of Ulan Butung (Chinese: 烏蘭布通之戰) was fought on 3 September 1690 between the forces of the Qing dynasty and those of the Dzungar Khanate. When attacked by the superior Qing army, the Dzungars formed a camel wall to defend their camp and defeated Qing assaults on their right flank, but were driven back on the left. They were able to withdraw into the wooded hills behind their camp in good order. The Qing commander, Fuquan, reported it as a victory, but was discredited by political opponents.[1]