Battle of Didao

Battle of Didao
Part of Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions
Datec. September – 11 November 255[1]
Location
Result Cao Wei victory
Belligerents
Cao Wei Shu Han
Commanders and leaders
Chen Tai
Deng Ai
Hu Fen
Jiang Wei
Xiahou Ba
Zhang Yi
Battle of Didao
Traditional Chinese狄道之戰
Simplified Chinese狄道之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDídào Zhī Zhàn
Battle of Taoxi
Traditional Chinese洮西之戰
Simplified Chinese洮西之战
Literal meaningBattle at the west of the Tao River
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáoxī Zhī Zhàn

The Battle of Didao, also known as the Battle of Taoxi, was fought between the states of Shu Han and Cao Wei in 255 during the Three Kingdoms period in China. The battle concluded with a Wei victory.

  1. ^ (八月,維將數萬人至枹罕,趨狄道。 ... 九月,甲辰,維遁走,城中將士乃得出。)Zizhi Tongjian vol. 76.