Autumn Harvest Uprising
September 7, 1927 · Changsha, Hunan (objective of the uprising)
Communist insurrection of September 1927 in Hunan and Jiangxi, led by Mao Zedong after the KMT purge of the Communists. Crushed by Nationalist forces; the survivors retreated to the Jinggang Mountains. (Some Chinese sources date the start to September 9, 1927.)
Key people
Mao Zedong
Leader, Led the uprising; retreated to the Jinggang Mountains after its failure · Communists
Chiang Kai-shek
KMT leader; his forces crushed the uprising · Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)
He Jian
belligerent leader · Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)
Li Zhen
belligerent leader · Communists
Participants
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Communist-controlled China
Communists
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Communist Party of China
Communists
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Republic of China
Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)
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Kuomintang
Nationalists (Chinese Civil War)