Battle of Kuningtou

The Battle of Kuningtou (古寧頭之役) or Battle of Jinmen (金门战役) was a battle fought over Kinmen (Quemoy) in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The failure of the Communists to take the island left it in the hands of the Kuomintang (Nationalists) and crushed their chances of taking Taiwan to defeat the Nationalists completely in the war. Following establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, the government of... more

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  • 2 days (Oct 25, 1949 — Oct 27, 1949)

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Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War (simplified Chinese: 国共内战; traditional Chinese: 國共內戰; pinyin: Guógòng Nèizhàn; literally "Nationalist-Communist Civil War") was fought between the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party of China (CPC). The war began in April 1927, amidst the...

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  • 2 days (Oct 25, 1949 — Oct 27, 1949)
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