First Zhili–Fengtian War

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The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.

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First Zhili–Fengtian War canonical 11
First Zhili-Fengtian War 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
war
warlord conflict
alsoKnownAs First Zhili–Fengtian War
surface form: First Zhili-Fengtian War
belligerent Beiyang Army factions
Fengtian clique
Zhili clique
cause power struggle over Beijing government
rivalry between Zhili and Fengtian cliques
combatantCommander Cao Kun
Wu Peifu
Zhang Zuolin
conflictScope regional war in North China
conflictType Chinese internal conflict
countryInvolved Republic of China
effect increased political influence of Zhili clique
reshaped control of Beijing government
temporary weakening of Fengtian clique
endDate 1922-06
era Republican era of China
surface form: Warlord Era in China
followedBy Second Zhili–Fengtian War
governingBodyImpacted Beijing Municipal Government
surface form: Beijing government
historicalPeriod Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (1912–1949)
location China
Manchuria
North China
militaryForceUsed Beiyang Army
surface form: Beiyang Army units
militaryTheater Shanhaiguan District
surface form: Shanhaiguan area

Zhili province
surface form: Zhili (Hebei) region
natureOfConflict power struggle among warlords
notableBattle Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644)
surface form: Battle of Shanhaiguan
partOf Chinese Civil War period
Warlord Era
politicalConsequence reconfiguration of warlord alliances
strengthening of Zhili control over Beijing
precededBy internal tensions within Beiyang government
primaryObjective control of Beijing
control of central Beiyang government
relatedTo Anhui clique
Beiyang Army
Fengtian clique
Zhili clique
result Fengtian clique defeat
Zhili clique victory
startDate 1922-04
statusOfBeijingGovernment contested during conflict
temporalContext early 1920s

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Beiyang Army factions conflict First Zhili–Fengtian War
Warlord Era hasPart First Zhili–Fengtian War
Wu Peifu participatedIn First Zhili–Fengtian War
Zhili clique participatedIn First Zhili–Fengtian War
Zhili clique wonConflict First Zhili–Fengtian War
Zhili–Anhui War followedBy First Zhili–Fengtian War
First Zhili–Fengtian War alsoKnownAs First Zhili–Fengtian War
this entity surface form: First Zhili-Fengtian War
Second Zhili–Fengtian War follows First Zhili–Fengtian War
Fengtian clique participatedIn First Zhili–Fengtian War
Cao Kun notableEvent First Zhili–Fengtian War
Beiyang Government significantEvent First Zhili–Fengtian War
Northeastern Army conflict First Zhili–Fengtian War