Wanshan Archipelago Campaign

21°57′N 113°45′E / 21.95°N 113.75°E / 21.95; 113.75

Wanshan Archipelago Campaign
Part of the Cross-Strait conflict
DateMay 25 – August 7, 1950
Location
Result Communist victory
Belligerents
 Republic of China  People's Republic of China
Commanders and leaders
Taiwan Qi Hongzhang China Hong Xuezhi
Strength
4,000
40+ naval vessels
10,000
24 naval vessels
Casualties and losses
700+
4 gunboats sunk
11 naval vessels captured
300+
1 landing ship
1 gunboat severely damaged

The Wanshan Archipelago Campaign (万山群岛战役) was a campaign fought between nationalist and communist forces for the control of Wanshan Archipelago (Wanshan Qundao, 万山群岛), and resulted in communist victory. The archipelago consists of 48 islands strategically located at the mouth of the Pearl River, a chokepoint on the communication lines to Hong Kong and Macau. The largest island is the Laurel Mountain (Guishan, 桂山) Island, which was formerly known as Trash Tail (Lajiwei, 垃圾尾) Island. Other major islands include Outer Linding (Wailinding, 外伶仃) Island, Dong'ao (东澳) Island, Tri-gate (Sanmen, 三门) Island, Greater Ten-thousand Mountain (Da Wanshan, 大万山) Island, Lesser Ten-thousand Mountain (Xiao Wanshan, 小万山) Island, Burden Pole (Dangan, 担杆) Islands, and Jianpeng (佳蓬) Islands.