List of Chinese wars and battles

Painting of the 1758 Battle of Oroi-Jalatu, in which the Qing defeated the Dzungar.

The following is a list of Chinese wars and battles, organized by date. The list is not exhaustive.

Ancient China

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
26th century BC	Battle of Banquan	The Yellow Emperor defeats the Yan Emperor.
26th century BC	Battle of Zhuolu	The Yellow Emperor defeats Chi You and establishes the Han Chinese civilisation.
1675 BC	Battle of Mingtiao	The Xia dynasty is overthrown and replaced by the Shang dynasty.
1046 BC	Battle of Muye	The Shang dynasty is overthrown and replaced by the Zhou dynasty.
707 BC	Battle of Xuge	The Western Zhou dynasty is defeated by the vassal Zheng state.
684 BC	Battle of Changshao	The Lu state defeats the Qi state
632 BC	Battle of Chengpu	The Jin state defeats the Chu state.
595 BC	Battle of Bi	The Chu state defeats the Jin state.
588 BC	Battle of An	The Jin state defeats the Qi state.
575 BC	Battle of Yanling	The Jin state defeats the Chu state.
506 BC	Battle of Boju	The Wu state defeats the Chu state.
4th century BC	Gojoseon–Yan War	The Yan state defeats the Gojoseon kingdom.
494 BC	Battle of Fujiao	The Wu state defeats the Yue state.
478 BC	Battle of Lize	The Yue state defeats the Wu state.
453 BC	Battle of Jinyang	The Zhao state defeats the Zhi state. Leads to the Partition of Jin.
353 BC	Battle of Guiling	The Qi state defeats the Wei state.
342 BC	Battle of Maling	The Qi state defeats the Wei state.
341 BC	Battle of Guailing
293 BC	Battle of Yique	The Qin state defeats the Wei and Han states.
269 BC	Battle of Yanyu
260 BC	Battle of Changping	The Qin state defeats the Zhao state.
230–221 BC	Qin's wars of unification	The Qin state conquers the six other major states in China and unifies the country under the Qin dynasty.

Imperial China

Qin dynasty (221–206 BC)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
215 BC	Qin's campaign against the Xiongnu	Qin forces attack the Xiongnu in the Ordos Desert.
214 BC	Qin's campaign against the Yue tribes	Qin forces attack the Yue tribes in southern China and northern Vietnam.
209 BC	Dazexiang Uprising	Chen Sheng and Wu Guang lead a rebellion against the Qin dynasty.
207 BC	Battle of Julu	A rebel coalition army led by Xiang Yu defeats Qin forces.

Chu-Han Contention (206–202 BC)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
205 BC	Battle of Pengcheng	Western Chu defeats Han.
205 BC	Battle of Jingxing	Han defeats the Zhao state.
203 BC	Battle of Wei River	Han defeats Western Chu and the Qi state.
202 BC	Battle of Gaixia	Han defeats Western Chu and unifies China under the Han dynasty.

Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
2nd century BC	Southward expansion of the Han dynasty	The Han dynasty expands its boundaries into southern China and northern Vietnam.
200 BC	Battle of Baideng	The Xiongnu defeat Han forces.
154 BC	Rebellion of the Seven States	The Han central government suppresses a revolt led by seven princes.
138 BC and 111 BC	Han campaigns against Minyue	The Han dynasty conquers the Minyue region (around present-day southeastern China).
133 BC – 89 AD	Han–Xiongnu War	Overall victory for Han forces over the Xiongnu.
133 BC	Battle of Mayi	Inconclusive battle between the Xiongnu and Han forces.
119 BC	Battle of Mobei	Han forces defeat the Xiongnu.
111 BC	Han–Nanyue War	The Han dynasty defeats the Nanyue kingdom.
109 BC	Han campaigns against Dian	The Han dynasty conquers the Dian region (around present-day Yunnan).
109 BC	Gojoseon–Han War	Han defeats Gojoseon. Gojoseon kingdom collapses.
99 BC	Battle of Tian Shan	The Xiongnu defeat Han forces.
89 AD	Battle of Ikh Bayan	Han forces defeat the Xiongnu.
73 AD	Battle of Yiwulu	Han forces defeat the Xiongnu.
67 BC	Battle of Jushi	Han forces defeat the Xiongnu.
36 BC	Battle of Zhizhi	Han forces defeat the Xiongnu.
23 AD	Battle of Kunyang	Liu Xiu overthrows the Xin dynasty and restores the Han dynasty (as the Eastern Han dynasty).
43 AD	Han suppression of the Trung sisters' rebellion	Han forces strikes down the Trung sisters' rebellion.
184–205 AD	Yellow Turban Rebellion	Han forces defeat the Yellow Turban rebels.
190–191	Campaign against Dong Zhuo	The Guandong Coalition attacks Dong Zhuo. No conclusive results.
191	Battle of Jieqiao	Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan.
191	Battle of Xiangyang	Sun Jian is killed in action against Liu Biao's forces.
194–195	Battle of Yan Province	Cao Cao defeats Lü Bu and takes back his territories in Yan Province.
194–199	Sun Ce's conquests in Jiangdong	Sun Ce conquers many territories in Jiangdong (southeastern China) and lays the foundation of Eastern Wu.
197	Battle of Wancheng	Zhang Xiu defeats Cao Cao.
198	Battle of Xiapi	Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu. Lü Bu is executed after his capture.
199	Battle of Yijing	Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan commits suicide.
197–199	Campaign against Yuan Shu	Han forces defeat Yuan Shu.
200	Battle of Guandu	Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao.
200–207	Cao Cao's campaigns in northern China	Cao Cao attacks Yuan Shao's heirs and allies in northern China and unifies the region under his control.
202	Battle of Bowang	Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun and then retreats.
208	Battle of Xiakou	Sun Quan defeats Huang Zu.
208	Battle of Changban	Cao Cao's forces defeat Liu Bei.
208	Battle of Red Cliffs	Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao.
209	Battle of Jiangling	The allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeat Cao Cao's general Cao Ren.
211	Battle of Tong Pass	Cao Cao defeats a coalition of northwestern warlords led by Ma Chao and Han Sui.
212–215	Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province	Liu Bei seizes control of Yi Province from Liu Zhang.
214–215	Battle of Xiaoyao Ford	Cao Cao's general Zhang Liao defeats Sun Quan's forces.
215	Battle of Yangping	Cao Cao takes control of Hanzhong commandery from Zhang Lu.
217	Battle of Ruxu	The forces of Cao Cao and Sun Quan clash at Ruxu with no conclusive results.
217–219	Hanzhong Campaign	Liu Bei seizes control of Hanzhong commandery from Cao Cao.
219	Battle of Fancheng	Cao Cao's forces successfully hold off a siege on Fancheng by Liu Bei's general Guan Yu.
219	Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province	Sun Quan's forces capture Liu Bei's territories in Jing Province. Liu Bei's general Guan Yu is captured and executed.

Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
221–222	Battle of Xiaoting / Battle of Yiling	Wu defeats Shu.
222–225	Cao Pi's invasions of Eastern Wu	Wei attacks Wu three times.
225	Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign	Shu pacifies its southern borders and compels the Nanman tribes into submission.
227–228	Xincheng Rebellion	Wei general Sima Yi suppresses a revolt by Meng Da.
228–234	Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions	Shu chancellor Zhuge Liang leads six campaigns to attack Wei but makes no significant territorial gains.
228	Battle of Shiting	Wu defeats Wei.
228	Battle of Jieting	Wei defeats Shu.
234	Battle of Wuzhang Plains	Shu chancellor Zhuge Liang dies during a stalemate. Shu forces retreat.
238	Sima Yi's Liaodong campaign	Wei general Sima Yi suppresses a revolt by Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong (northeastern China).
244	Battle of Xingshi	Shu repels a Wei invasion.
244–245	Goguryeo–Wei War	Wei defeats Goguryeo.
247–262	Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions	Shu general Jiang Wei leads nine campaigns to attack Wei but makes no significant territorial gains.
251–258	Three Rebellions in Shouchun	Wei suppresses three consecutive revolts in Shouchun.
252	Battle of Dongxing	Wu defeats Wei.
263	Conquest of Shu by Wei	Wei conquers Shu.

Jin dynasty (265–420), the Southern Dynasties (420–587), the Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439) and the Northern Dynasties (386–581)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
280	Conquest of Wu by Jin	The Jin dynasty conquers Eastern Wu and unifies China under its control.
291–306	War of the Eight Princes	Eight Jin princes start a civil war.
304–316	Wu Hu uprising	The Wu Hu tribes overthrow the (Western) Jin dynasty. The Jin dynasty is reestablished as the Eastern Jin dynasty.
354–369	Huan Wen's expeditions	Jin general Huan Wen attempts to reclaim territories in northern China.
383	Battle of Fei River	The Eastern Jin dynasty defeats Former Qin.
393	Conquest of Western Yan by Later Yan
395	Battle of Canhe Slope	Northern Wei defeats Later Yan.
409–416	Liu Yu's expeditions	Jin general Liu Yu reclaims territories in northern China and establishes the Liu Song dynasty.
409–416	Conquest of Southern Yan
416	Conquest of Later Qin
439	Conquest of Northern Liang by Northern Wei
528	Battle of Yeh
537	Battle of Shayuan

Sui dynasty (581–618)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
602	Sui–Lý War	The Sui dynasty defeats the Early Lý dynasty.
598–614	Goguryeo–Sui War	Goguryeo defeats Sui.
611-619	Wagang Army Uprising	Led by Zhai Rang and later Li Mi
613	Yang Xuangan's Rebellion
616	Battle of Xingyang	Wagang Army defeats Sui army led by Zhang Xutuo
617	Battle of Huoyi	Li Yuan overthrows the Sui dynasty and establishes the Tang dynasty.
618	Battle of Luoyang	Li Mi defeats Yuwen Huaji and then Wang Shichong defeats Li Mi.

Tang dynasty (618–907)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
621	Battle of Hulao	Tang forces defeat Dou Jiande.
626	Xuanwu Gate Incident	Li Shimin kills his brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji in a coup and seizes the succession to the Tang throne.
630	Battle of Yinshan	Tang army, led by Li Jing, defeats and conquers Eastern Turks
635	Tang campaign against Tuyuhun	Tang forces defeat and conquer Tuyuhun Khanate
638	Battle of Songzhou	The Tang Dynasty defeats the Tibetan Empire.
639-646	Tang campaign against Xueyantuo	Tang forces defeat and conquer Xueyantuo Khanate
640–657	Tang campaigns against the Western Turks	Wars between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks.
640–648	Tang campaign against the oasis states	The Tang Dynasty conquers the oasis states of the Tarim Basin.
640	Tang campaign against Karakhoja	Tang forces defeat and conquer Karakhoja (Gaochang).
644, 648	Tang campaigns against Karasahr	Tang forces defeat and conquer Karasahr.
648–649	Tang campaign against Kucha	Tang forces defeat and conquer Kucha.
657	Battle of Irtysh River	Tang forces defeat the Western Turks.
657	Conquest of the Western Turks	Tang forces defeat the Western Turks.
645–668	Goguryeo–Tang War	The Tang Dynasty defeats and conquers Goguryeo.
663	Battle of Baekgang	Tang and Silla forces defeat Yamato Japanese and Baekje forces.
663	Tibetan campaign against Tuyuhun	Tuyuhun Khanate was destroyed
660	Baekje–Tang War	The Tang dynasty defeats and conquers Baekje.
670	Battle of Dafei River	The Tibetan Empire defeats the Tang dynasty.
685	Battle of Kaoyu
698	Battle of Tianmenling	Sumo Mohe forces defeat the Zhou dynasty.
745–749	Siege of Shibao fortress	Tang forces defeat Tibetan forces and capture Shibao fortress
751	Battle of Talas	The Abbasid Caliphate defeats the Tang Dynasty.
756	Battle of Tong pass	The rebel Yan state defeats Tang Dynasty and soon captured Chang'an,the capital of Tang Dynasty.
756	Battle of Yongqiu	The Tang Dynasty defeats the rebel Yan state.
757	Battle of Suiyang	Pyrrhic victory for the rerbel Yan state against Tang forces.
757	Battle of Xiangjisi	Tang forces defeat rebel Yan forces and recapture Chang'an
758/759	Battle of Xiangzhou	Rebel Yan forces defeat Tang forces
762	Battle of Luoyang	Tang Dynasty decisively defeats rebel Yan state, fall of Yan.
763	Battle of Chang´an	No casualties, Tang dynasty strategic victory against Tibetan empire
765	Battle of Xiyuan	Tang and Uyghur forces defeat Tibetan empire
781	Battle of Henshui
817	Conquest of the Western Huai River
874–884	Huang Chao Rebellion	Huang Chao led a rebellion that weakened the Tang dynasty.

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907–960)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
923	Conquest of Later Liang by Later Tang
925	Conquest of Former Shu by Later Tang
936	Conquest of Later Tang by Later Jin
945	Battle of Ting-Hsien

Song dynasty (960–1279)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
964	Conquest of Later Shu by Song
970	Conquest of Southern Han by Song
974	Conquest of Southern Tang by Song
979	Conquest of Northern Han by Song
1048	Battle of Pei-Chou
1129–1141	Song-Jin Wars	Wars between the Song and Jin dynasties.
1161	Battle of Tangdao	Song defeats Jin.
1161	Battle of Caishi	Song defeats Jin.
1273	Battle of Xiangyang	The Mongols defeat Song.
1279	Battle of Yamen	The Mongols defeat Song. Fall of the Song dynasty.

Liao dynasty (907–1125)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
	Liao-Song War
979	Battle of Gaoliang River
1114–1125	Liao-Jin War

Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
1211–1234	Mongol–Jin War	The Mongols defeat and conquer Jin.
1211	Battle of Yehuling	The Mongols defeat Jin.
1215	Battle of Zhongdu	The Mongols defeat Jin.
1232	Mongol siege of Kaifeng	The Mongols capture the Jin city Kaifeng.
1234	Siege of Caizhou	The Mongols defeat the Jin dynasty. End of the Jin dynasty.

Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
1274, 1281	Mongol invasions of Japan	The Japanese repel the Mongol invasions.
1277-1287	First Mongol invasion of Burma	Fall of the Pagan Empire.
1288	Battle of Bạch Đằng	The Vietnamese defeat Yuan forces.
1293	Mongol invasion of Java	Failed Yuan expedition to Java.
1301	Second Mongol invasion of Burma	The Burmese defeat Yuan forces.
1351–1368	Red Turban Rebellion	The Red Turban rebels overthrow the Yuan dynasty.
1359	Red Turban invasions of Goryeo	The Red Turban rebels attack Goryeo.
1360	Battle of Yingtian
1363	Battle of Lake Poyang	Zhu Yuanzhang defeats Chen Youliang.

Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
1381–1382	Ming conquest of Yunnan	The Ming expelled the last of the loyalist Mongol forces of the Yuan in South China.
1387	Ming military campaign against Naghachu	The Ming received the surrender of the Naghachu based in Manchuria.
1388	Battle of Buyur Lake	The Ming decisively defeated Toghus Temur, Khan of the Northern Yuan dynasty based in Mongolia.
14th century–15th century	Miao Rebellions	Ming forces suppressed rebellions by the Miao and other aboriginal peoples in southwestern China.
1399–1402	Jingnan Campaign	Zhu Di seized the throne from the Jianwen Emperor in a civil war.
15th century–16th century	Ming–Turpan conflict	The Ming clashed with the Turpan kingdom.
1406–1407	Ming–Hồ War	The Ming defeated the Hồ dynasty.
1410	Ming–Kotte War	The Ming defeated the Kingdom of Kotte.
1410–1424	Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols	The Ming launched punitive expeditions against the Eastern Mongols, Oyirad Mongols, and other Mongol tribes.
1449	Tumu Crisis	The Mongols defeated the Ming.
1510	Prince of Anhua rebellion	The Ming suppressed a revolt by Zhu Zhifan (the Prince of Anhua).
1519	Prince of Ning rebellion	The Ming suppressed a revolt by Zhu Chenhao (the Prince of Ning).
	Malayan–Portuguese war
1521	First Battle of Tamao	The Ming defeated the Portuguese in a naval battle.
1522	Second Battle of Tamao	The Ming defeated the Portuguese in a naval battle.
1575-1581	Li Chengliang campagin against Tuman Khan	The Ming defeated the Mongols
1592–1598	Japanese invasions of Korea	The Ming and Joseon defeated Japanese invaders.
1593	Siege of Pyongyang	The Ming and Joseon defeated Japanese invaders.
1597	Siege of Ulsan	Ming and Joseon forces failed to capture Ulsan Castle from the Japanese.
1598	Battle of Sacheon	Ming and Joseon forces failed to capture Sacheon from the Japanese.
1598	Battle of Noryang	Ming and Joseon forces defeated the Japanese in a naval battle.
1618–1683	Qing conquest of the Ming	The Qing dynasty defeated and conquered the Ming.
1618–1619	Battle of Sarhu	The Manchus defeated the Ming.
1626	Battle of Ningyuan	The Ming defeated the Manchus.
1622-1633	Sino-Dutch conflicts	A series of conflicts between the Ming and the Dutch East India Company that began on Penghu and concluded with Ming victory at the Battle of Liaoluo Bay.
1641–1642	Battle of Songjin	The Qing defeated the Ming.
1642	Battle of Nanyang
1643	Battle of Tongguan	Ming was defeated by Li Zicheng in Shaanxi.
1644	Battle of Beijing	Rebel forces led by Li Zicheng occupied the capital Beijing and overthrew the Ming dynasty.
1644	Battle of Shanhai Pass	Qing forces allied with former Ming general Wu Sangui and defeated Li Zicheng's forces.

Qing dynasty (1644–1912)

Year(s)	Event	Brief description
1652–1689	Sino-Russian border conflicts	Border conflicts between the Qing and the Russian Empire concluded with Qing victory and the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk.
1661–1662	Siege of Fort Zeelandia	Koxinga defeated the Dutch and conquered Taiwan.
1678–1680	Dzungar conquest of Altishahr	Dzungars conquer the Yarkent Chagatai Khanate
1674–1681	Revolt of the Three Feudatories	The Qing suppressed rebellions in Fujian, Guangdong and Yunnan.
1683	Battle of Penghu	The Qing conquered the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan.
1690–1757	Dzungar–Qing War
1690	Battle of Ulan Butung	Withdraw of Dzungar Khanate forces.
1696	Battle of Jao Modo	The Qing defeated Galdan of the Dzungar Khanate.
1718	Battle of the Salween River	The Dzungars defeated the Qing expedition force to Tibet.
1720	Chinese expedition to Tibet (1720)	Qing victory against the Dzungars
1755-1759	Qianlong's Campaign Against the Dzungars and Revolt of the Altishahr Khojas	Qing victory, destruction of the Dzungar Khanate and Qing conquest of Xianjiang.
1765–1769	Sino-Burmese War	Burmese victory.
1788–1789	Campaign in Vietnam	Tây Sơn dynasty victory, Qing troops retreat from Vietnam.
1790-1791	Sino-Nepalese War	Qing victory.
1794–1804	White Lotus Rebellion	The Qing suppressed a revolt by the White Lotus Society.
19th century	Ningpo Massacre	Cantonese pirates (with support from the Qing) defeated Portuguese pirates.
1820's-1850's	Afaqi Khoja revolts	Aq Taghlik Khojas (Afaqi Khojas) attack Xinjiang. Qing victory
1839–1842	First Opium War	The Qing lost to the British and ceded Hong Kong to the latter.
1839	Battle of Kowloon	Stalemate between the British and the Qing.
1839	Battle of Chuenpi	The British defeated the Qing.
1840	Capture of Chusan	The British defeated the Qing.
1840	Battle of the Barrier	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Second Battle of Chuenpi	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Battle of the Bogue	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Battle of First Bar	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Battle of Whampoa	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Battle of Canton (March 1841)	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Sino-Sikh War	Military stalemate between the Sikhs and the Qing. Treaty of Chushul signed.
1841	Battle of Canton (May 1841)	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Battle of Amoy	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Capture of Chusan (1841)	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Battle of Chinhai	The British defeated the Qing.
1841	Battle of Keelung (1841-1842)	The Qing defeated the British.
1842	Battle of Ningpo	The British defeated the Qing.
1842	Battle of Tzeki	The British defeated the Qing.
1842	Battle of Chapu	The British defeated the Qing.
1842	Battle of Woosung	The British defeated the Qing.
1842	Battle of Chinkiang	The British defeated the Qing.
1850–1864	Taiping Rebellion	The Qing defeated the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (founded by the Taiping rebels).
1850	Jintian Uprising	Start of the Taiping Rebellion.
1852	Battle of Changsha
1853	Battle of Nanjing	The Taiping rebels captured Nanjing from the Qing.
1854	Battle of Lake Dongting
1856	Battle of Nanjing	The Taiping rebels defeated the Qing.
1856	Third Battle of Wuhan
1857	Battles of Lake Tai
1858	Battle of Sanhe	The Taiping rebels defeated the Qing.
1859	Battle of Jiujiang
1860	Second rout of the Jiangnan Daying	The Taiping rebels defeated the Qing.
1861	Battle of Anqing
1861–1864	Battle of Guanzhong	The Taiping rebels defeated the Qing.
1861	Battle of Shanghai	The Qing defeated the Taiping rebels with assistance from British and French forces.
1862	Battle of Cixi	The Qing defeated the Taiping rebels.
1863	Battle of Northern Jiangsu
1863–1864	Battle of Changzhou	The Qing defeated the Taiping rebels.
1864	Third Battle of Nanking	The Qing seized Nanjing from the Taiping rebels.
1864	Battle of Hubei	The Qing seized Hubei and southern Anhui from the Taiping rebels.
1865	Battle of Fujian	The Qing seized Fujian from the Taiping rebels.
1866	Battle of Meizhou
1866	Formosa Expedition	Paiwan Aboriginals defeat the Americans
1856–1873	Panthay Rebellion	The Qing and Hui loyalists suppressed a revolt by the Hui people and other ethnic minorities in Yunnan.
1862–1877	Dungan revolt	The Qing and Hui loyalists suppressed a revolt by the Hui people in northwestern China.
1870	Battle of Ürümqi (1870)	The Uzbek controlled kingdom of Kashgaria defeated Hui rebels.
1864–1869	Nian Rebellion	The Qing suppressed a revolt led by Zhang Lexing and others.
1865	Battle of Gaolozai
1867	Battle of Inlon River	The Qing defeated the Nian rebels.
1867	Battle of Ganyu
1867	Battle of Shouguang
1856–1860	Second Opium War	The British, French and Americans defeated the Qing.
1856	Battle of the Pearl River Forts	The Americans defeated the Qing.
1857	Battle of Fatshan Creek	The British defeated the Qing.
1858	First Battle of Taku Forts	The British and French defeated the Qing.
1859	Second Battle of Taku Forts	The Qing defeated the British, French, and Americans.
1860	Third Battle of Taku Forts	The British and French defeated the Qing.
1860	Battle of Palikao	The British and French defeated the Qing.
1874	Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874)	Paiwan Aboriginals fight against the Japanese
1876-1878	Qing reconquest of Xinjiang	The Qing defeat Yaqub Beg's forces in Kashgaria.
1884–1885	Sino-French War	Military indecisive, diplomatic victory of the French.
1883–1886	Tonkin Campaign	The French defeated the Qing, Vietnamese and Black Flag Army.
1883	Sơn Tây Campaign	The French defeated the Qing, Vietnamese and Black Flag Army.
1883	Battle of Paper Bridge	The Black Flag Army defeated the French.
1884	Bắc Ninh Campaign	The French defeated the Qing and Black Flag Army.
1884	Bắc Lệ ambush	The Qing defeated the French.
1884	Battle of Fuzhou	The French defeated the Qing.
1884	Battle of Tamsui	The Qing defeated the French.
1884	Kep Campaign	The French defeated the Qing.
1884–1885	Keelung Campaign	Stalemate between the French and the Qing.
1885	Lạng Sơn Campaign	The French defeated the Qing.
1885	Battle of Shipu	The French defeated the Qing.
1885	Battle of Zhenhai	The French clashed with the Qing.
1885	Siege of Tuyên Quang	The French defeated the Qing and Black Flag Army.
1885	Battle of Hoa Moc	The French defeated the Qing and Black Flag Army.
1885	Battle of Bang Bo	The Qing, Vietnamese and Black Flag Army defeated the French.
1885	Battle of Phu Lam Tao	The Qing and Black Flag Army defeated the French.
1885	Pescadores Campaign	The French defeated the Qing.
1884	Gapsin Coup	Qing intervention in Korea resulting in defeat of Japan.
1894–1895	First Sino-Japanese War	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1894	Battle of Pungdo	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1894	Battle of Seonghwan	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1894	Battle of Pyongyang	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1894	Battle of the Yalu River	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1894	Battle of Jiuliancheng	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1894	Battle of Lushunkou	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1895	Battle of Weihaiwei	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1895	Battle of Yingkou	The Japanese defeated the Qing.
1895–1896	Dungan revolt	The Qing and Muslim loyalists suppressed a revolt by Muslim forces in western China.
1895	Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)	The Japanese invade Taiwan
1899–1901	Boxer Rebellion	The Eight-Nation Alliance defeated the Boxer rebels and Qing forces.
1900	Battle of Dagu Forts	The Eight-Nation Alliance defeated Qing forces.
1900	Battle of Tientsin	The Eight-Nation Alliance defeated Qing forces.
1900	Battle of Shanhai Pass	Inconclusive.
1900	Battle of Beicang	The Eight-Nation Alliance defeated Qing forces.
1900	Battle of Yangcun	The Eight-Nation Alliance defeated Qing forces.
1900	Battle of Pai-t'ou-tzu	The Boxer rebels and Qing forces defeated the Russians.
1900	Battles on Amur River	The Russians defeated the Boxer rebels and Qing forces.
1900	Battle of Peking	The Eight-Nation Alliance defeated the Boxer rebels and Qing forces.
1900	Seymour Expedition Battle of Langfang	The Boxer rebels and Qing forces defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance.
1900	Siege of the International Legations\| The start of the Xinhai Revolution.
1911	Battle of Yangxia	Qing and Revolutionary Armies vie for control of Wuhan

Modern China

Second Chinese Revolution (1913)
National Protection War (1915)
Warlord Era
- Zhili–Anhui War 1920
- First Zhili-Fengtian War — 1922
- Second Zhili-Fengtian War — 1924
- Anti–Fengtian War 1925

Northern Expedition (1926–1927)
- April 12 Incident 1927
Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)
Central Plains War — 1930
Sino-Tibetan War (1930–1932)
Kirghiz rebellion 1932
Kumul Rebellion (1930–1934)
Fujian Rebellion (1933–34)
Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang 1934
Xinjiang War (1937) 1937
Ili Rebellion (1946–49)

Sino-Tibetan War

1932 Qinghai–Tibet War

Kuomintang Pacification of Qinghai

Kuomintang Pacification of Qinghai
1929 - Battle of Xiahe

Kumul Rebellion (1930–34)

Chinese Civil War (Second phase, 1945–49)

Conflicts in the Chinese Civil War in the post-World War II era are listed chronologically by the starting dates.

1945

July 21, 1945 – August 8, 1945 — Yetaishan Campaign
August 13, 1945 – August 19, 1945 — Southern Jiangsu Campaign
August 13, 1945 – August 16, 1945 — Counteroffensive in Eastern Hubei
August 15, 1945 – August 23, 1945 — Battle of Baoying
August 16, 1945 – August 19, 1945 — Battle of Yongjiazhen
August 17, 1945 – August 27, 1945 — Battle of Tianmen
August 17, 1945 – August 25, 1945 — Pingyu Campaign
August 17, 1945 – September 11, 1945 — Linyi Campaign
August 21, 1945 – August 28, 1945 — Battle of wudahao
August 24, 1945 – August 24, 1945 — Battle of Wuhe
August 26, 1945 – August 27, 1945 — Battle of Yinji
August 26, 1945 – September 22, 1945 — Huaiyin-Huai'an Campaign
August 29, 1945 – September 1, 1945 — Xinghua Campaign
September 1, 1945 – September 13, 1945 — Battle of Dazhongji
September 4, 1945 – September 5, 1945 — Battle of Lingbi
September 5, 1945 – September 8, 1945 — Zhucheng Campaign
September 5, 1945 – September 22, 1945 — Shanghe Campaign
September 6, 1945 – September 9, 1945 — Battle of Lishi
September 7, 1945 – September 10, 1945 — Pingdu Campaign
September 8, 1945 – September 12, 1945 — Taixing Campaign
September 10, 1945 – October 12, 1945 — Shangdang Campaign
September 13, 1945 – September 17, 1945 — Wuli Campaign
September 18, 1945 – September 18, 1945 — Battle of Xiangshuikou
September 21, 1945 – September 21, 1945 — Battle of Rugao
September 29, 1945 – November 2, 1945 — Weixian-Guangling-Nuanquan Campaign
October, 1945 – October, 1945 — Battle of Shicun
October 3, 1945 – November 10, 1945 — Yancheng Campaign
October 17, 1945 – December 14, 1945 — Tongbai Campaign
October 18, 1945 – October 18, 1945 — Battle of Houmajia
October 22, 1945 – November 2, 1945 — Handan Campaign
October 25, 1945 – November 16, 1945 — Battle of the Shanhai Pass
October 26, 1945 – October 30, 1945 — Campaign along the Datong-Puzhou Railway
November, 1945 – April, 1947 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northeast China
November 3, 1945 – November 4, 1945 — Battle of Jiehezhen
December 19, 1945 – December 21, 1945 — Battle of Shaobo
December 19, 1945 – December 26, 1945 — Gaoyou-Shaobo Campaign
December 21, 1945 – December 30, 1945 — Battle of Tangtou-Guocun

1946

January 19, 1946 – January 26, 1946 — Houma Campaign
March 15, 1946 – March 17, 1946 — Battle of Siping
April 10, 1946 – April 15, 1946 — Jinjiatun Campaign
April 17, 1946 – May 19, 1946 — Campaign to Defend Siping
June 22, 1946 – August 31, 1946 — Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket
June 12, 1946 – September 1, 1946 — Campaign along the Southern Section of Datong-Puzhou Railway
July 31, 1946 – September 16, 1946 — Datong-Jining Campaign
- August 10, 1946 – August 22, 1946 — Longhai Campaign
August 14, 1946 – September 1, 1946 — Datong-Puzhou Campaign
August 21, 1946 – September 22, 1946 — Battle of Huaiyin-Huai'an
August 25, 1946 – August, 1946 — Battle of Rugao-Huangqiao
September 2, 1946 – September 8, 1946 — Dingtao Campaign
September 22, 1946 – September 24, 1946 — Linfen-Fushan Campaign
October 10, 1946 – October 20, 1946 — Battle of Kalgan
November 10, 1946 – November 11, 1946 — Battle of Nanluo-Beiluo
November 22, 1946 – January 1, 1947 — Lüliang Campaign
December 17, 1946 – April 1, 1947 — Linjiang Campaign
December 31, 1946 – January 30, 1947 — Battle of Guanzhong
Pei-ta-shan Incident

1947

January 21, 1947 – January 28, 1947 — Campaign to the South of Baoding
April 24, 1947 – April 25, 1947 — Battle of Niangziguan
April 27, 1947 – April 28, 1947 — Battle of Tang'erli
May 13, 1947 – May 16, 1947 — Menglianggu Campaign
May 13, 1947 – July 1, 1947 — Summer Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
May 28, 1947 – May 31, 1947 — Heshui Campaign
June 11, 1947 – March 13, 1948 — Siping Campaign
June 26, 1947 – July 6, 1947 — Campaign to the North of Baoding
July 17, 1947 – July 29, 1947 — Nanma-Linqu Campaign
August 13, 1947 – August 18, 1947 — Meridian Ridge Campaign
September 2, 1947 – September 12, 1947 — Campaign to the North of Daqing River
September 14, 1947 – November 5, 1947 — Autumn Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
October 2, 1947 – October 10, 1947 — Sahe Mountain Campaign
October 29, 1947 – November 25, 1947 — Campaign in the Eastern Foothills of the Funiu Mountains
December 15, 1947 – March 15, 1948 — Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China
December 7, 1947 – December 9, 1947 — Battle of Phoenix Peak
December 9, 1947 – June 15, 1948 — Western Tai'an Campaign
December 11, 1947 – January, 1948 — Counter-Eradication Campaign in Dabieshan
December 20, 1947 – June 1948 — Jing Shan-Zhongxiang Campaign

1948

January 2, 1948 – January 7, 1948 — Gongzhutun Campaign
March 7, 1948 – May 18, 1948 — Linfen Campaign
March 11, 1948 – March 21, 1948 — Zhoucun-Zhangdian Campaign
May 12, 1948 – June 25, 1948 — Hebei-Rehe-Chahar Campaign
May 23, 1948 – October 19, 1948 — Siege of Changchun
May 29, 1948 – July 18, 1948 — Yanzhou Campaign
June 17, 1948 – June 19, 1948 — Battle of Shangcai
September 12, 1948 – November 12, 1948 — Liaoshen Campaign
October 5, 1948 – April 24, 1949 — Taiyuan Campaign
October 7, 1948 – October 15, 1948 — Battle of Jinzhou
October 10, 1948 – October 15, 1948 — Battle of Tashan
November 6, 1948 – January 10, 1949 — Huaihai Campaign
November 15, 1948 – January 11, 1949 — Battle of Jiulianshan
November 22, 1948 – December 15, 1948 — Shuangduiji Campaign
November 29, 1948 – January 31, 1949 — Pingjin Campaign
Pei-ta-shan Incident

1949

January 3, 1949 – January 15, 1949 — Tianjin Campaign
April, 1949 – June, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern China
April, 1949 – June, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Central and Southern China
May 12, 1949 – June 2, 1949 — Shanghai Campaign
May 17, 1949 – June 16, 1949 — Xianyang Campaign
August 9, 1949 – August 27, 1949 — Lanzhou Campaign
August 9, 1949 – December, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Eastern China
August 24, 1949 – September, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Fujian
September 5, 1949 – September 24, 1949 — Ningxia Campaign
September 5, 1949 – March, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan
October 25, 1949 – October 27, 1949 — Battle of Kuningtou
November, 1949 – July, 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northwestern China
November 1, 1949 – November 28, 1949 — Campaign to the North of Nanchuan County
November 3, 1949 – November 5, 1949 — Battle of Denbu Island
November 17. 1949 – December 1, 1949 — Bobai Campaign
December 3, 1949 – December 26, 1949 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Lianyang
December 6, 1949 – December 7, 1949 — Battle of Liangjiashui
December 7, 1949 – December 14, 1949 — Battle of Lianyang
December 17, 1949 – December 18, 1949 — Battle of Jianmenguan

1950

January, 1950 – June, 1955 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Wuping
January 15, 1950 – May 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Guangxi
January 19, 1950 – January 31, 1950 — Battle of Bamianshan
February, 1950 – December 1953 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Southwestern China
February 4, 1950 – December, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Longquan
February 14, 1950 – February 20, 1950 — Battle of Tianquan
March 3, 1950 – March 3, 1950 — Battle of Nan'ao Island
March 5, 1950 – May 1, 1950 — Landing Operation on Hainan Island
March 29, 1950 – May 7, 1950 — Battle of Yiwu
May 11, 1950 – May 11, 1950 — Battle of Dongshan Island
May 25, 1950 – August 7, 1950 — Wanshan Archipelago Campaign
August 9, 1950 – August 9, 1950 — Battle of Nanpéng Island
September, 1950 – January, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern Guangdong
September 22, 1950 – November 29, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in northeastern Guizhou
October 15, 1950 – November, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in the Border Region of Hunan–Hubei–Sichuan
October 15, 1950 – December, 1950 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Hunan
December 13, 1950 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Shiwandashan
December 20, 1950 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Liuwandashan

1951

January 8, 1951 – February, 1951 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Yaoshan
April 15, 1951 – September, 1951, — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Guangxi

1952

April 11, 1952 – April 15, 1952 — Battle of Nanri Island
June 13, 1952 – September 20, 1952 — Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Heishui
September 20, 1952 – October 20, 1952 — Battle of Nanpēng Archipelago

1953

May 29, 1953 – May 29, 1953 — Battle of Dalushan Islands
July 16, 1953 – July 18, 1953 — Dongshan Island Campaign

1955

January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1955 — Battle of Yijiangshan Islands
January 19, 1955 – February 26, 1955 — Battle of Dachen Archipelago

1960

November 14, 1960 – February 9, 1961 — Campaign at the China-Burma Border

1950–58

Kuomintang Islamic Insurgency in China (1950–1958)

Invasion of Tibet (1950)

1959 - Lhasa Uprising

Korean War (1950–53)

Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969)

1969 - Zhenbao Island

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

1974 - Battle of the Paracel Islands
1979 - First Battle of Lang Son
1979 - Battle of Lao Cai
1979 - Second Battle of Lang Son
1979 - Battle of Cam Duong
1979 - Battle of Cao Bang
1979 - Battle of Quan Ninh
1988 - Johnson South Reef Skirmish