Battle of Changban

Battle of Changban
Part of the Red Cliffs campaign
The painting "Zhao Yun's Fight at Changban" inside the Long Corridor on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing
Date c. October 208 Location Changban, Dangyang, Jing Province (south of present-day Duodao District, Jingmen, Hubei) Result Cao Cao victory Liu Bei evacuated to Xiakou
Belligerents
Cao Cao	Liu Bei
Commanders and leaders
Cao Cao Cao Chun	Liu Bei Liu Qi Guan Yu Zhang Fei Zhuge Liang Zhao Yun
Strength
5,000 elite cavalry	2,000–10,000 infantry 100,000 mostly unarmed civilians

The Battle of Changban was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Liu Bei in October 208 in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. The battle took place at Changban (長坂; south of present-day Duodao District, Jingmen, Hubei).^[1]