Battle of Dengbu Island

1949 battle of the Chinese Civil War

29°52′12″N 122°18′36″E / 29.87°N 122.310°E / 29.87; 122.310

Part of the Chinese Civil War

Date	November 3–5, 1949
Location	Dengbu Island, Putuo District, Zhoushan, Chekiang, China
Result	Nationalist victory

Belligerents

Republic of China

People's Republic of China

Commanders and leaders

Liu Lien-Yi [zh]

Hu Wei

Strength

Unknown from 221st Division, 67th Division, 75th Division

20,000 men+ from 61st Division with additional unit

Casualties and losses

2,173 killed and wounded

3,660+ killed
677+ captured

Campaigns of the Chinese Civil War

First Phase (1927–1937)

Autumn Harvest Uprising
Encirclement campaigns
Long March

Resumption of hostilities (1945–1949)

Operation Beleaguer
Northeast China
Liaoshen
Huaihai
Pingjin
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Hainan
Guningtou
Wanshan

Aftermath

The Battle of Dengbu Island (Chinese: 登步島戰役; pinyin: Dēngbù Dǎo Zhànyì) was a conflict between the Republic of China Army and People's Liberation Army over Dengbu Island (in the Zhoushan Islands) near mainland China. This conflict occurred from 3 November 1949 to 5 November 1949 and resulted in a Republic of China victory.^[1]

Nevertheless, the ROC was later^[when?] forced to withdraw when the PRC gained air superiority over the region, leaving Dengbu Island in the control of the PRC.^[1]