Battle of Bowang

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Battle of Bowang
Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty
Long Corridor-Kong Ming Chu Yong Bing .jpg
A scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms illustrated in a mural of the Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing: Zhang Fei scoffs at the newcomer Zhuge Liang and reluctantly takes his orders
Date202 CE
Location
Bowang (Bowang, Fangcheng County, Henan)
Result Liu Bei victory
Belligerents
Liu Bei Cao Cao
Commanders and leaders
Liu Bei
Zhao Yun
Xiahou Dun
Li Dian
Yu Jin
  1. (使拒夏侯惇、於禁等於博望。久之,先主設伏兵,一旦自燒屯偽遁,惇等追之,為伏兵所破。) Sanguozhi vol. 32.
  2. (使拒夏侯惇、於禁等於博望。久之,先主設伏兵,一旦自燒屯偽遁,惇等追之,為伏兵所破。 ... 先主屯樊,不知曹公卒至,至宛乃聞之,遂將其眾去。過襄陽,諸葛亮說先主攻琮,荊州可有。) Sanguozhi vol. 32.

32°02′42″N112°08′10″E / 32.0450°N 112.1360°E / 32.0450; 112.1360

Battle of Bowang
Traditional Chinese 博望之戰
Simplified Chinese 博望之战
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Bówàng Zhī Zhàn