First Zhili–Fengtian War
The First Zhili–Fengtian War (First Chihli-Fengtien War; simplified Chinese: 第一次直奉战争; traditional Chinese: 第一次直奉戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì Zhífèng Zhànzhēng) was a 1922 conflict in the Republic of China's Warlord Era between the Zhili and Fengtian cliques for control of Beijing. The war led to the defeat of the Fengtian clique and the expulsion of its leader, Zhang Zuolin, from the coalition Zhili-Fengtian government in Beijing. Wu Peifu was credited as the strategist behind Zhili's victory.
| First Zhili–Fengtian War | |||||||
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| Part of Warlord Era | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Zhili clique | Fengtian clique | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Wu Peifu | Zhang Zuolin | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Low |
20,000 killed 10,000 deserted 40,000 surrendered | ||||||
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