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Battle of Yushan
Part of the Taoyuanese Civil War
TaoyuanesetroopsWushan.jpg
Lucian-supplied Taoyuanese troops jumping over the barbed wire to charge on Quenminese troops
Date26 August - September 17 1947
Location
Central Taoyuan, Taoyuan
Result

Taoyuanese Victory

  • Quenminese retreat to the last two Quenminese-occupied regions of Hualien and Taitung
Belligerents
Taoyuan
Quenmin
Commanders and leaders

Soong Feng-jeou
Jung Shi-huang
Albert Van Nguyen

Quách Lệ Chi

Quenmin Kiều Hữu Dương
Quenmin Kiều Dũng Quang

Quenmin Vương Thị Lệ
Strength
35,000 troops
50 Cromwell tanks
35 guns
70 Supermarine Spitfires (Mk XXIV)
29,000 troops
30 M3 Rein tanks
50 guns
50 Uong Xuyen C-6
Casualties and losses
1,652 troops
19 tanks
12 guns
25 aircraft
2,125 troops
20 tanks
20 guns
30 aircraft

The Battle of Yushan was a decisive battle fought between August 20 to September 17, 1947. It was primarily fought between the Taoyuanese rebels led by Soong Feng-jeou and the Quenminese Government forces under Kiều Hữu Dương. The battle was to decide the fate the outcome of the war. The Taoyuanese troops under Soong were determined to take the Yushan Mountain Range while the Quenminese under Kieu were determined to put the rebellion down. Wushan was the best place for the Quenminese defenders to prevent them from getting in to the vital regions of Hualien and Taitung. With fierce determination, the rebels overran the Quenminese defences at Wushan and Kieu was forced to retreat off the mountain region.

The victory at Wushan for the Taoyuanese was a decisive outcome as it had ensured 2/3rds of control for the whole Taoyuanese archipelago.

Background

The Battle

Aftermath