Naval battle between the states of Cao Wei and Wu (222-223)
Battle of Dongkou
Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period
Date
October 222 – January 223[1]
Location
Dongkou (洞口; along the Yangtze near present-day Liyang, Jiangsu)
Result
Wu victory; overall stalemate; Wei army retreats
Belligerents
Cao Wei
Kingdom of Wu
Commanders and leaders
Cao Xiu
Lü Fan
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Cao Pi's invasions of Eastern Wu
Dongkou
Jiangling
Ruxu
Qichun
Guangling
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms
← End of Han dynasty
Xiaoting
Invasion of Wu
Southern Campaign
Xincheng
Northern Expeditions
Shiting
Ziwu
Hefei (231)
Hefei (233)
Hefei (234)
Liaodong
Fancheng (241)
Quebei
Xingshi
Goguryeo
Gaoping Tombs
Jiang's Expeditions (Didao)
Shouchun
Dongxing
Hefei (253)
Cao Mao
Jiao Province
Fall of Shu
Zhong Hui
Yong'an
Tufa Shujineng
Xiling
Fall of Wu
The Battle of Dongkou was a naval battle fought between October 222 and January 223 between forces of the state of Cao Wei and the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. The battle concluded in a Wu victory.
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