1935-05-09 - 1935-05-28

Long March: Jinsha River crossing

Jinsha RiverJinsha River · A turning point as the force moves through the Yunnan-Sichuan borderlands and crosses the upper Yangtze system.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Long March: Four crossings of the Chishui
  2. Long March: Loushan Pass
  3. Shinchiku-Taichu earthquake
  4. Long March: Jinsha River crossingCurrent record
  5. Long March: Luding Bridge
  6. Long March: Jiajin Mountain crossing
  7. Long March: Northern Sichuan junction
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Phase

Long March: Jinsha River crossing is recorded as a key phase of the Long March around Jinsha River. It marks a strategic movement axis and political-military transition rather than a territorial-control surface.

Sources

The date and waypoint are controlled against Encyclopaedia Britannica · Long March, Wikimedia Commons · Map of the Long March 1934-1935-en.svg. Where day-level precision is uncertain, the sequence and region are fixed first; finer tactical movement can be expanded as additional sources are added.

Media

Long March route mapVisual recordLong March route mapA route map of the CCP main force after the collapse of the Jiangxi Soviet.

Source Trail

ReferenceEncyclopaedia Britannica · Long MarchOpen sourceMap RecordWikimedia Commons · Map of the Long March 1934-1935-en.svgOpen source