Taiyuan campaign

Taiyuan campaign
Part of the Chinese Civil War
DateOctober 5, 1948 – April 24, 1949
(6 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Result Communist victory
Belligerents
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army
Republic of China Army
PLA
PLA
People's Liberation Army
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army Yan Xishan
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army Sun Chu 孫楚 (POW)
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army Wang Jingguo 王靖国 (POW)		 PLA Xu Xiangqian
PLA Peng Dehuai
Strength
135,000 at Taiyuan
10,000 at Datong		 320,000
Casualties and losses
135,000 at Taiyuan
10,000 at Datong		 45,000

The Taiyuan campaign was a campaign of the Chinese Civil War fought between the nationalist and communist factions. The campaign was over the control of Taiyuan, the capital of the province of Shanxi, China. The campaign resulted in a communist victory.