Battle of Jiangxia

Battle of Jiangxia
Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty
Date Spring of 208 CE[1] Location Jiangxia Commandery Result Sun Quan victory; Huang Zu beheaded
Belligerents
Sun Quan	Liu Biao
Commanders and leaders
Zhou Yu Lü Meng Ling Tong Dong Xi	Huang Zu  Chen Jiu  † Zhang Shuo  †
Strength
25,000	30,000+[2]
Casualties and losses
	30,000

The Battle of Jiangxia was fought between the warlords Sun Quan and Liu Biao in 208 in the late Eastern Han dynasty. The battle was the last part of a series of military engagements between Sun Quan and Liu Biao's general Huang Zu in Jiangxia Commandery (present-day eastern Hubei). The battle ended in a decisive victory for Sun Quan and his forces.