Battles
Battles articles and guides
The Battle of Red Cliffs: The Most Famous Battle in Chinese History
Fire ships, brilliant strategy, and the fate of three kingdoms — Red Cliffs is the battle that shaped China and inspired a thousand stories.
The An Lushan Rebellion: The Catastrophe That Changed China Forever
36 million dead, the Tang Dynasty's golden age shattered, and the course of Chinese history altered — the rebellion that remains one of history's deadliest conflicts.
The Taiping Rebellion: The Deadliest Civil War in History
20 million dead in a war most Westerners have never heard of — the devastating conflict that nearly destroyed Qing China.
Battle of Fei River: When 80,000 Defeated 800,000
The most lopsided victory in Chinese military history — how a small southern force destroyed an army ten times its size and saved Chinese civilization.
The Greatest Battles in Chinese History: Wars That Shaped a Civilization
The Battle of Red Cliffs. The Siege of Xiangyang. The Battle of Fei River. Chinese military history includes battles so dramatic that they became the foundation of literature, opera, and national identity.