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Battle of Yan'an

March 13–19, 1947 · Battle of Yan'an

Result Nationalist victory

Hu Zongnan's Nationalist army took Yan'an, the Communist capital, which Mao had abandoned.

On the map Contemporaries

Communists

Nationalists

Communist-controlled China

Republic of China

Peng Dehuai military commander

Xi Zhongxun military commander

Hu Zongnan military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 3,700

Strength: 8,100
Casualties: 1,500

Units

First Field Army

Hu Zongnan's army (Shaanxi)