1937-07-07

Marco Polo Bridge night clash

Marco Polo Bridge IncidentMarco Polo Bridge night clash is a battle record around Marco Polo Bridge Incident, situated in the phase when full-scale war spread from Marco Polo Bridge to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Other events in this phase

China Total War and Rear Areas118
  1. Marco Polo Bridge night clashCurrent record
  2. Wanping shelling
  3. Marco Polo Bridge ceasefire breaks down
  4. Langfang clash
  5. Beiping-Tianjin railway links cut
  6. Beiping-Tianjin operation
  7. Yongding River defense collapses
See all 118

Wartime Position

the full-war expansion from Marco Polo Bridge through Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan

Marco Polo Bridge night clash is a battle record around Marco Polo Bridge Incident, situated in the phase when full-scale war spread from Marco Polo Bridge to Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan. It belongs to the wider reshaping of the mainland Chinese front and political map.

Reading The Record

Placed against nearby events, the location, date, and actors around Marco Polo Bridge Incident clarify changes in front lines and governing practice.

Chinese 29th Army fighting in 1937 and Wikimedia Commons · Army 29 fighting, 1937 provide both visual evidence and source context for the event.

Media

Chinese 29th Army fighting in 1937Visual recordChinese 29th Army fighting in 1937A combat photograph of the Chinese 29th Army at the opening of the wider war around Lugou Bridge. It anchors the geography and surrounding context of “Marco Polo Bridge night clash.”

Source Trail

SourceWikimedia Commons · Army 29 fighting, 1937Open source