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Event war East Asia

Northern Expedition (China)

1926 CE – 1928 CE

Major military campaign by Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Revolutionary Army to unify China by defeating the northern warlords.

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Conflict · East Asia

Northern Expedition (China)

1926 CE – 1928 CE

Major military campaign by Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Revolutionary Army to unify China by defeating the northern warlords. Beginning with 100,000 troops, the NRA swept from Guangzhou to Beijing, nominally reunifying China and ending the Warlord Era.

Standing in 1926 CE

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