| Battle of Pengcheng | |||||||
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| Part of the Chu-Han contention | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Western Chu | Kingdom of Han | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Xiang Yu | Liu Bang | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 560,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 200,000+ | ||||||
| Battle of Pengcheng | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 彭城之戰 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 彭城之战 | ||||||
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The Battle of Pengcheng was fought in Pengcheng (present-day Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China) in April 205 BC between the kingdoms of Western Chu and Han, led by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang respectively. The Han forces were unprepared and suffered heavy losses. Several of Liu Bang's family members were captured and some of his allies defected to Chu as a result of his defeat.