Battle of Nanri Island
Coordinates: 25°14′24″N 119°30′00″E / 25.240°N 119.500°E
| Battle of Nanri Island | |||||||
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| Part of the Chinese Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Republic of China Army |
 People's Liberation Army | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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 Hu Lien |
 Ye Fei | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6000+ men from 75th Division | 1,300 men+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Less than 100 |
500+ killed 700+ captured 3 torpedo boats sunk | ||||||
The Battle of Nanri Island (Chinese: 南日島戰役; pinyin: Nánrì Dǎo Zhànyì) was a conflict between the Republic of China Army (ROCA) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), over People's Republic of China owned Nanri island near Mainland China. This conflict occurred from April 11, 1952 to April 15, 1952 and resulted in a ROCA victory with complete destruction of PLA forces. However ROCA later abandoned this island and retreated, with all its captured prizes and POWs, to Taiwan.
See also
- List of Battles of Chinese Civil War
- National Revolutionary Army
- History of the People's Liberation Army
- Chinese Civil War
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