Battle of Yan Province

Battle of Yan Province
Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty

Lü Bu defeats Cao Cao in Puyang, Romance of the Three Kingdoms illustration
Date194–195 CE
Location
Yan Province (covering present-day southwestern Shandong and eastern Henan)
34°5′20″N 113°40′10″E / 34.08889°N 113.66944°E / 34.08889; 113.66944
Result Victory for Cao Cao, Lü Bu retreats
Belligerents
Cao Cao Lü Bu
Commanders and leaders
Cao Cao
Xun Yu
Cheng Yu
Dian Wei
Cao Ren
Lü Bu
Chen Gong
Zhang Miao 
Strength
over 10,000
Battle of Yan Province is located in China
Battle of Yan Province
Location within China
Battle of Yan Province
Traditional Chinese兗州之戰
Simplified Chinese兖州之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǎnzhōu Zhī Zhàn

The Battle of Yan Province was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu for control of Yan Province (covering present-day southwestern Shandong and eastern Henan) in the late Eastern Han dynasty. The battle lasted for at least one hundred days with an indecisive conclusion.