Nanchang Uprising

August 1–5, 1927 · Nanchang

Armed uprising by Communist-led troops in Nanchang on 1 August 1927, in response to the Shanghai massacre. The start of the Chinese Civil War and the founding event of the People's Liberation Army.

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Strength and losses

Communists
Killed 3,500

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