| Battle of Jingxing | |||||||
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| Part of the Chu-Han contention | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Han | Kingdom of Zhao | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Han Xin |
Chen Yu † Zhao Xie | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 200,000[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Jingxing (井陘之戰), also known as the Battle of Tao River (洮水之戰), was fought in October 205 BC between the army of Han, commanded by Han Xin, and a Zhao army. The Zhao were led by Prince Zhao Xie (趙歇) of Zhao and Chen Yu (陳餘), also known as the Lord of Cheng An (成安君), who was serving as Zhao Xie's prime minister.[2]
- ^ Qian, Sima. Records of the Grand Historian, Sections: The Marquis of Huaiyin.
- ^ Gabriel, Richard A. (2002). The Great Armies of Antiquity. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-97809-5.