Battle of Jinzhou
| Battle of Chinchow | |||||||
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| Part of the Liaoshen Campaign of the Chinese Civil War | |||||||
People's Liberation Army launches final assault on Jinzhou | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republic of China Army | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Liao Yaoxiang Fan Hanjie (POW) |
Lin Biao Luo Ronghuan Liu Yalou | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~150,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 20,000 deaths, 80,000 captured | 24,000 | ||||||
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Battle of Chinchow (simplified Chinese: 锦州之战; traditional Chinese: 錦州之戰; pinyin: Jǐnzhou Zhīzhàn) took place between the People's Liberation Army and the National Revolutionary Army during the Liaoshen Campaign in the Chinese Civil War. The battle was a turning point in the campaign, which eventually led to capture of Northeast China by the Communist Party.