The Hanzhong Campaign was a military campaign launched by the warlord Liu Bei to seize control of Hanzhong Commandery from his rival, Cao Cao. The campaign took place between December 217 and August 219 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period. Although Cao Cao's forces had settled in Hanzhong Commandery two years prior after the Battle of Yangping, they were worn out by an overall Fabian strategy employed by Liu Bei's forces, who used targeted attacks to capture strategic locations from the enemy. One of these attacks resulted in the death of Xiahou Yuan, one of Cao Cao's top generals, delivering a huge blow to the morale of Cao Cao's forces. Due to logistical and other issues, Cao Cao was eventually forced to abandon Hanzhong Commandery and order a retreat in June 219.[1] Liu Bei emerged victorious in the campaign and occupied Hanzhong Commandery, after which he declared himself "King of Hanzhong" in August of that year.[1]
The campaign would ultimately prove to be the final military campaign that Cao Cao participated in before his death in March of 220.
The HanzhongCampaign was a military campaign launched by the warlord Liu Bei to seize control of Hanzhong Commandery from his rival, Cao Cao. The campaign...
Bei's side, including the Red Cliffs campaign (208–209), takeover of Yi Province (212–214), and HanzhongCampaign (217–218). He was assassinated by his...
heard that Cao Cao planned to attack the warlord Zhang Lu in Hanzhong Commandery. As Hanzhong Commandery was a strategic location and the northern "gateway"...
the conquest of Hanzhong. Huang Zhong was promoted to General Who Attacks the West (征西將軍) for his contributions in the HanzhongCampaign. In the same year...
submission. When Cao Cao embarked on another campaign in western China to attack the warlord Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, he sent Xu Huang with a separate force to...
advisers. In 217, he urged Liu Bei to launch the HanzhongCampaign to capture the strategic Hanzhong Commandery from a rival warlord, Cao Cao, but died...
Cao Zhen fought in Hanzhong Commandery against Cao Cao's rival Liu Bei, who had launched a campaign to seize control of Hanzhong Commandery from Cao...
and he also received greater honours. In 217, Liu Bei started a campaign to seize Hanzhong from Cao Cao. After Xiahou Yuan was defeated and killed at the...
dynasty as a military officer under Cao Cao. In the early stages of the HanzhongCampaign of 217–219, he outwitted Zhang Fei and defeated his subordinate officer...
of his military exploits, from the Battle of Changban (208) to the HanzhongCampaign (217–219). He continued serving in the state of Shu Han – founded...
milestone in his HanzhongCampaign and allowed him to kill the commander of the Wei's forces, Xiahou Yuan and later taking Hanzhong Commandery. In December...
death in battle, Cao Cao was growing tired of the Hanzhongcampaign and wanted to abandon Hanzhong Commandery. He gave an order, "chicken rib" (雞肋), which...
served as a general under Liu Bei since then and participated in the HanzhongCampaign in 219. He died in 222. Historians and Ma Chao's contemporaries have...
of present-day Cheng County, Gansu) in preparation for an invasion of Hanzhong Commandery, which Cao Cao had seized from the warlord Zhang Lu after the...
began harassing the besiegers, forcing them to retreat. During the HanzhongCampaign in 219 AD, one year before the fall of ancient China's Han Dynasty...
the HanzhongCampaign. After Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, Liu Bei asked his subjects to nominate one of his generals to remain behind and guard Hanzhong. His...
major engagement in the HanzhongCampaign, in which Liu Bei emerged victorious and subsequently declared himself King of Hanzhong. Cao Cao's general Xiahou...
by Sun Quan. Around 214, before Cao Cao went on a campaign against the warlord Zhang Lu in Hanzhong Commandery, he instructed Xue Ti (薛悌) to pass a sealed...
present-day Xun County, Henan). In 204, Xin Pi accompanied Cao Cao on a campaign against Yuan Shang. Earlier on, when conflict first broke out between Yuan...
Liu Bei emerged victorious in the HanzhongCampaign against Cao Cao, after which he declared himself "King of Hanzhong" (漢中王). He appointed Guan Yu as General...
Xiapi. Liu Bei declared himself "King of Hanzhong" (漢中王) in 219 after his victory in the HanzhongCampaign. "Zhongda" was Sima Yi's courtesy name. "魚水君臣...
the Sanguozhi stated that Huang Zhong died in 220, a year after the HanzhongCampaign ended. His cause of death is unknown. In one of the early engagements...
Liu Bei after the latter defeated Cao Cao in the HanzhongCampaign and declared himself "King of Hanzhong". Historicity The Battle of Jiameng Pass was not...
Liu Bei declared himself King of Hanzhong after defeating Cao Cao in the HanzhongCampaign and capturing Hanzhong Commandery. At the same time, Emperor...
of China. Cao Cao was on a march to battle with Liu Bei during the HanzhongCampaign when he passed by Cai Yan's residence. Cao Cao came to the gates with...
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