Meridian Ridge Campaign

Meridian Ridge Campaign
Part of the Chinese Civil War
DateAugust 13, 1947 – August 18, 1947
Location
Southern Shaanxi and eastern Gansu, China
Result Nationalist victory
Belligerents
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army
PLA
PLA
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army Ma Jiyuan
Flag of the National Revolutionary Army Ma Bufang
PLA Wang Shitai
PLA Wang Bingxiang
Strength
6,000 9,500
Casualties and losses
400 killed
1,700 wounded
500 killed
2,500 wounded

The Meridian Ridge Campaign (Chinese: 子午嶺戰役) was a series of battles fought between the nationalists and the communists in the Shaanxi province of northwest China during the Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era, resulting in a nationalist victory.