Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan
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The Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured a major central Chinese city and significantly advanced the Kuomintang’s unification of China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan canonical | 2 |
| Northern Expedition to unify China | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chiang Kai-shek
ⓘ
Kuomintang ⓘ
surface form:
Kuomintang central leadership
|
| belligerent |
National Revolutionary Army
ⓘ
forces loyal to Beiyang warlords ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Nationalist military leadership ⓘ |
| conflict | Chinese Civil War era conflicts ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| date | 1927 ⓘ |
| era |
Republican era of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Warlord Era in China
|
| followedBy | further Northern Expedition advances toward the north ⓘ |
| involved |
riverine operations
ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Hubei Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubei
Wuhan ⓘ central China ⓘ |
| militaryImpact |
secured a key transportation hub
ⓘ
secured a major rail and river junction ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat Beiyang warlords in central China
ⓘ
secure a major central Chinese city ⓘ |
| participant |
Beiyang Army factions
ⓘ
surface form:
Beiyang warlords
Kuomintang ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ Sun Chuanfang ⓘ Wu Peifu ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Expedition ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
consolidated Nationalist authority in central China
ⓘ
weakened Beiyang warlord influence in central China ⓘ |
| precededBy | Northern Expedition advance through Hunan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese reunification efforts in the 1920s
ⓘ
Second United Front ⓘ
surface form:
Kuomintang–Communist cooperation
Nationalist Government of China ⓘ
surface form:
Wuhan Nationalist government
|
| result |
Kuomintang victory
ⓘ
capture of Wuhan by National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| significance |
advanced Kuomintang unification of China
ⓘ
boosted political prestige of the Kuomintang ⓘ provided a strategic base for further Northern Expedition operations ⓘ strengthened Nationalist control over the Yangtze River region ⓘ |
| theater |
Yangtze River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Yangtze River valley
|
| typeOfVictory | strategic victory ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northern Expedition to unify China
subject surface form:
Bai Chongxi