Battle of Julu

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Battle of Julu
Part of the Chu–Han Contention
Date 207 BC Location Pingxiang County, Xingtai, Hebei, China Result Chu victory Qin military power severely diminished
Belligerents
Chu state	Qin dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Xiang Yu Ying Bu Zhongli Mo	Zhang Han  Sima Xin  Dong Yi  Wang Li (POW) She Jian † Su Jiao †
Strength
70,000 Chu troops, 80,000+ troops from other insurgent states (Did not participate in the fighting)	200,000 in Wang Li's army, 200,000 in Zhang Han's army (Did not participate in the fighting)
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but relatively less	200,000 killed in battle. Five months after the battle, another 200,000+ troops from Zhang Han's army surrendered and were buried alive

The Battle of Julu (Chinese: 鉅鹿之戰) was fought in Julu (in present-day Pingxiang County, Xingtai, Hebei, China) in 207 BC primarily between forces of the Qin dynasty and the insurgent state of Chu. The Qin commander was Zhang Han, while the Chu leader was Xiang Yu. The battle concluded with a decisive victory for the rebels over the larger Qin army. The battle marked the decline of Qin military power as the bulk of the Qin armies were destroyed in this battle.