Battle of Lichuan City

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Decreased_morale_for_Nationalists
Increased_morale_for_PLA
Consolidation_of_Communist_control_in_central_China
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Remembered_in_Chinese_military_history
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
Nationalist_forces
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_Chinese_literature_and_art
Symbol_of_Communist_victory
gptkbp:date 1949
gptkbp:duration Several days
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Wuchang
gptkbp:historical_analysis Considered_a_turning_point_in_the_Chinese_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_the_Nationalists_and_Communists
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Chronicled in various historical texts
Documented_in_Chinese_military_archives
Marked_the_decline_of_Nationalist_forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Lichuan City
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Limited international response
gptkbp:involved Nationalist_3rd_Army
PLA_2nd_Field_Army
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Lin_Biao
gptkb:Chen_Cheng
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Lin_Biao
Nationalist_General_Chen_Cheng
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_military_strategies_in_China
gptkbp:location Lichuan_City,_Hubei,_China
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Limited coverage during the conflict
gptkbp:militaryRank Importance of mobility in warfare
Significance of local support in conflicts
Defensive_positions_by_Nationalists
Rapid_advances_by_PLA
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Huaihai
Battle of Jinan
gptkbp:outcome Fall_of_Lichuan_City_to_Communists
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Chinese_Civil_War
gptkbp:politicalPosition Strengthened_Communist_Party's_position
Weakened_Nationalist_government
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Yichang
gptkbp:result Communist_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_the_Communists
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of Hubei province
Facilitated_further_advances_by_PLA
Key_to_controlling_central_China
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare
Encirclement
gptkbp:territory Communist_control_of_Hubei