Guangzhou Uprising

For the Guangzhou Uprisings that occurred during the late Qing Dynasty, see First Guangzhou Uprising and Second Guangzhou Uprising.
Guangzhou Uprising
Part of Chinese Civil War

Communist casualties
Date11–13 December 1927[2]
Location
Guangzhou, Republic of China
Result Government victory; the uprising is crushed but encourages further uprisings across China.
Belligerents

Chinese Communist Party

  • "Soviet of Workers, Soldiers and Peasant Deputies"[1]
Supported by:
 Soviet Union
Comintern		  Republic of China
Commanders and leaders
Zhang Tailei †
Ye Ting
Ye Jianying
Xu Xiangqian
Heinz Neumann		 Republic of China (1912–1949) Zhang Fakui
Units involved
Red Guard
Communist cadet regiment		 National Revolutionary Army (NRA)
Strength
20,000 armed workers and soldiers[1] 15,000 soldiers; later reinforced by 5 divisions[1]
Casualties and losses
5,700[1][3] heavy[1]
Guangzhou Uprising
Traditional Chinese廣州起義
Simplified Chinese广州起义
Cantonese YaleGwóngjàu Héiyih
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǔangzhōu Qǐyì
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwóngjàu Héiyih

The Guangzhou Uprising, Canton Uprising[1] or Canton Riots of 1927 was a failed communist uprising in the city of Guangzhou (Canton) in southern China.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jowett 2014, p. 27.
  2. ^ Hsiao 1967, p. 65.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 广州起义失败 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).