Luding Bridge battle

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The Luding Bridge battle was a pivotal 1935 engagement during the Chinese Red Army’s Long March, celebrated in Communist historiography for its daring assault across a chain suspension bridge under heavy fire.

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Luding Bridge battle canonical 1
泸定桥战斗 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Luding Bridge
associatedWith First Red Army
linked to: Chinese Red Army

Mao Zedong
Zhou Enlai
belligerent Chinese Communist Party forces
Nationalist government forces
bridgeTypeInvolved chain suspension bridge
celebratedBy People’s Liberation Army
People’s Republic of China government
ChineseName 泸定桥战斗
combatant Chinese Red Army
Kuomintang forces
commemoratedIn Chinese Communist historiography
commemorationDay May 29
conflict Chinese Civil War
countryAtTime Republic of China
date 1935-05-29
followedBy continued northward phase of the Long March
historicalDebate extent of enemy resistance has been questioned by some historians
languageOfName Chinese
legacy frequently depicted in Chinese revolutionary propaganda
taught in People’s Republic of China history education
location Luding County
Sichuan Province
mediaDepiction portrayed in Chinese revolutionary films
portrayed in Chinese revolutionary literature
memorial Luding Bridge memorial site
narrativeRole pivotal episode in official Long March narrative
notableFeature assault across a chain suspension bridge
attack conducted under heavy enemy fire
objective capture Luding Bridge intact
prevent destruction of the bridge by defending forces
partOf Long March
precededBy Red Army retreat toward Dadu River
result Chinese Red Army victory
riverCrossed Dadu River
strategicSignificance enabled continuation of the Long March
secured crossing of Dadu River
symbolism symbol of Red Army heroism
symbol of revolutionary sacrifice
tactics covering fire from Red Army units on near bank
small assault detachment sent across bridge chains
year 1935

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Chinese Civil War (early phase) hasMajorBattle Luding Bridge battle
Luding Bridge battle ChineseName 泸定桥战斗
linked to: Luding Bridge battle