Nanking incident of 1927

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Nanking Incident
Part of the Northern Expedition
The Nationalist capital building in Nanjing, 1927
Date March 21–27, 1927 Location Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Result Foreign citizens evacuated successfully.
Belligerents
United Kingdom  United States  Japan	National Revolutionary Army
Commanders and leaders
Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt Roy C. Smith	Cheng Qian

The Nanking Incident (Chinese: 南京事件; pinyin: Nánjīng Shìjiàn; Wade–Giles: Nan²-ching¹ Shih⁴-chien⁴) occurred in March 1927 during the capture of Nanjing (then spelt 'Nanking') by the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) in their Northern Expedition. Foreign warships bombarded the city to defend foreign residents against rioting and looting. Several ships were involved in the engagement, including vessels of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy. Marines and sailors were also landed for rescue operations including some 140 Dutch forces. Both Nationalist and Communist soldiers within the NRA participated in the rioting and looting of foreign-owned property in Nanjing.^[1]