Battle of Dachen Archipelago

Overview

The Battle of Dachen Archipelago was fought between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China for the control of several archipelagos just off the coast of Zhejiang, China during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Dachen Archipelago was fought between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China for control of several archipelagos off the Zhejiang coast during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. The engagement involved a Republic of China force of approximately 15,000 against a People's Republic of China force of approximately 28,000, with Chiang Ching-kuo and Alfred M. Pride commanding on the ROC side and Zhang Aiping leading PRC forces. The contest over the Dachen islands formed part of the broader offshore islands dispute that defined the early confrontation between Taiwan and mainland China following the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, with the archipelagos' proximity to the Zhejiang coast making them strategically significant in the contest over control of waters and territory adjacent to the mainland.

Forces & casualties

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