The Nanchang Uprising (Chinese: 南昌起义; pinyin: Nánchāng Qǐyì) (August 1, 1927) was the first major Kuomintang-Communist engagement of the Chinese Civil War. Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell(ing) and yin means sound(s)). This article describes the most common variant called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Chinese Nationalist Party (Traditional Chinese: 中國國民黨; Simplified Chinese: 中国国民党; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhōngguó GuómíndÇŽng), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (official name) also known as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; Pinyin: Zhōngguó GòngchÇŽndÇŽng) is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Combatants Chinese Nationalist Party Chinese Communist Party Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 3,600,000 circa June 1948 2,800,000 circa June 1948 The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; Pinyin: guógòng neìzhàn; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in...

Communist forces in Nanchang rebelled under the leadership of He Long and Zhou Enlai attempting to seize control of the city after the end of the first Kuomintang-Communist alliance. Other important leaders are Zhu De, Ye Ting, Liu Bocheng. Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. ... He Long (贺龙) (Wades-Giles: Ho Lung) (March 22, 1896–June 8, 1969) was a Chinese communist military leader. ... This is a Chinese name, Zhou is the surname. ... Zhu De ZhÅ« Dé (朱德, Wade-Giles: Chu Teh, zi: YùjiÄ“ 玉阶) (December 1, 1886 – July 6, 1976) was a Chinese Communist military leader and statesman. ... Ye Ting (葉挺) (Sept 10, 1896-April 8, 1946), born in Guangdong Province, was a Chinese military leader. ... Liu in his Field Marshal uniform Liu Bocheng (刘伯承, Wade-Giles: Liu Po-cheng; December 4, 1892 - October 7, 1986) was a Chinese Communist military commander and Field Marshal of the Peoples Liberation Army. ...

Communist forces occupied Nanchang successfully and escaped from the siege of Kuomintang forces at August 5, withdrawing to the Jinggang Mountains of western Jiangxi. The day of August 1st is later regarded as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. It is regarded as the first gun against KMT. Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. ... The Chinese Nationalist Party (Traditional Chinese: 中國國民黨; Simplified Chinese: 中国国民党; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhōngguó Guómíndǎng), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ... Jinggangshan as represented by Communist painter Li Keran (1907-1989). ... Jiangxi (Chinese: 江西; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsi) is a southern province of the Peoples Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Battle

The rebellion was first planned to take place during the night of July 30th. But due to complications with Zhang Guotao the rebellion was postponed. Zhāng Guótāo Zhang Guotao (Simplified Chinese: 张国焘; Traditional Chinese: 張國燾; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-tao; 1897 - December 3, 1979) was a founding member and leader of the Chinese Communist Party in the late 1920s and 1930s. ...

On the morning of August 1st at exactly 2am, Zhou Enlai, He Long, Ye Ting, Zhu De, and Liu Bocheng lead their troops and attacked the city of Nanchang from different directions. This is a Chinese name, Zhou is the surname. ... He Long (贺龙) (Wades-Giles: Ho Lung) (March 22, 1896–June 8, 1969) was a Chinese communist military leader. ... Ye Ting (葉挺) (Sept 10, 1896-April 8, 1946), born in Guangdong Province, was a Chinese military leader. ... Zhu De ZhÅ« Dé (朱德, Wade-Giles: Chu Teh, zi: YùjiÄ“ 玉阶) (December 1, 1886 – July 6, 1976) was a Chinese Communist military leader and statesman. ... Liu in his Field Marshal uniform Liu Bocheng (刘伯承, Wade-Giles: Liu Po-cheng; December 4, 1892 - October 7, 1986) was a Chinese Communist military commander and Field Marshal of the Peoples Liberation Army. ... Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. ...

Four hours later, the Communist troops were able to take over the entire city of Nanchang. They were able to capture 5,000 guns, and around 1,000,000 bullets from the defenders of the city. Around noon the “中國國民黨革命委員會“ was established. Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. ...

Aftermath

Facing a counter attack from the Nationalists, the Communists decided to retreat towards the province of Guangdong, to try and take over the city of Guangzhou while spreading influence to the peasants and farms in that area. On August 3rd, the Communist troops pulled out of Nanchang. Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; Pinyin: Guǎngdōng; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. ...

Around the beginning of October, the Communist troops where in Chaozhou, Chaoshan area where they were defeated by the Nationalist troops. The Communists were separated and went in two general directions, one retreated to Shanwei, and the other went to Shonan and engaged the Nationalists in guerrilla warfare. Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州 lit. ... The southeast coast of Guangdong Province is home to the Cháoshàn (潮汕) Teochiu linguistic and cultural region. ... Shanwei (Simplified Chinese: 汕尾; Pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, Peoples Republic of China. ...

External links

• http://81.china1840-1949.net.cn/qyjj.htm
• http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-07/28/content_996380.htm