Battle of Yushan

Battle of Yushan
Part of the Taoyuanese Civil War
Lucian-supplied Taoyuanese troops jumping over the barbed wire to charge on Quenminese troops
Date 26 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	Kiều Hữu Dương Kiều Dũng Quang 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.