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military history of east asia |
 | | Battle of Guangchang 1934 Tuesday, 12/5/06, 7:55 AM In an attempt to protect the Jiangxi Soviet area from ¿encroachment by blockhouse¿, the Communists fought a disastrous set piece battle against KMT forces vastly superior in numbers and equipment, and led by German general Hans von Seekt sent by Hitler to contain the Communist threat. |
 | | Battle of Nanjing 1853 Friday, 9/8/06, 3:18 AM Fanatical Christian Taiping puritan rebels, marching from south and west of the city, defeated and massacred a Manchu army of 5000, and all its dependants; they marched on to capture the city, which was only retaken by the Manchu Huan army 10 years later. |
 | | The Battle of Talas AD 751 Friday, 2/24/06, 5:14 AM Tang Chinese infantry were routed by Arab cavalry near the bank of the River Talas after the supporting Qarluq mercenaries defected to the Abbasids and cut off the infantry from the rest of the Chinese troops. |
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