campaign, major, Cold War
Battle of Chamdo
Battle of Chamdo was a campaign fought in 1950 at Chamdo, in what is now People's Republic of China; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Cold War, which ran from 1945 to 1991. The recorded result: Chinese victory. Recorded strength: Tibetan Army: 8,500 against People's Liberation Army: 23,000.
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Where it sits in the Cold War
Record
| Date | 1950 (year precision) to 1951 | |
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| Place | Chamdo, People's Republic of China 31.137N, 97.177E | |
| Kind | Campaign, Cold War | |
| Territorial change | Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China | |
| Strength | Tibetan Army: 8,500 | People's Liberation Army: 23,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 180 killed or wounded; ~3,000 captured; 3,341 killed, wounded, surrendered, captured, or defected (Chinese estimate) | 114 killed or wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Walong 1962, 335 km S
- Operation Bajrang 1990, 427 km SW
- Battle of Luding Bridge 1935, 503 km E
- proposed Japanese invasion of Sichuan 1942, 572 km E
- Battle of Se La Pass 1962, 636 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Operation Jungle 1949
- After: Air battle over Merklín 1953
- All 9 engagements of Cold War
Elsewhere in 1950
- Battle of Inchon South Korea
- Battle of Changjin Reservoir North Korea
- Battle of Pusan Perimeter South Korea
- Battle of Taejon South Korea
- First Battle of Seoul South Korea
Battle of Chamdo is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1773984, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chamdo, revision 1376753538, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.