What the records say
- When
- 205 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.27° N, 117.17° E
- Description
- battle
Battle of Pengcheng
Battle of the Chu–Han Contention, BCE 205
The Battle of Pengcheng was fought in Pengcheng in April 205 BC between the kingdoms of Western Chu and Han, led by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang respectively. The Han forces were unprepared and suffered heavy losses. Several of Liu Bang's family members were captured and some of his allies defected to Chu as a result of his defeat.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Xiang Yu defeats Liu Bang in the Battle of Pengcheng”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “四月，漢軍在彭城之戰慘敗，勢力一落千丈，劉太公、劉媼和呂雉被楚軍虜獲。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “4月、漢軍は彭城の戦いで惨敗し、勢力は総崩れとなり、劉太公と劉媼と呂雉が楚軍の捕虜となる。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page