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Battle of Red Cliffs order of battle
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The following is the order of battle for the Battle of Red Cliffs (208–209 AD).
Cao Cao forces
- Imperial Chancellor (丞相) Cao Cao[1]
- (Acting) General Who Attacks the South (征南將軍) Cao Ren[2]
- Army Protector and Commandant (都督護軍) Zhao Yan, coordinated the units commanded by the following seven officers:[3]
- General Who Sweeps Across the Wilderness (橫野將軍) Xu Huang[8]
- General of Uplifting Martial Might (奮武將軍) Cheng Yu[9]
- Palace Counsellor (太中大夫) Jia Xu[10]
- Administrator of Runan (汝南太守) Man Chong[11]
Total strength of combined land and naval forces: ≈800,000 (according to Cao Cao's claim);[12] ≈220,000–240,000 (according to Zhou Yu's estimations)[13]
Sun Quan forces
- General Who Attacks Barbarians (討虜將軍) Sun Quan[14]
- Central Army Protector (中護軍) Zhou Yu, served as the Left Chief Controller (左都督).[15][16]
- General of the Household Who Defeats Bandits (盪寇中郎將) Cheng Pu, served as the Right Chief Controller (右都督).[15][16]
- Colonel Who Praises the Army (贊軍校尉) Lu Su[17]
- General of the Household Who Attacks Barbarians (征虜中郎將) Lü Fan[18]
- General of the Household Who Sweeps Across the Wilderness (橫野中郎將) Lü Meng[19]
- General of the Household (中郎將) Han Dang[20]
- Commandant of Danyang (丹陽都尉) Huang Gai[21]
- Commandant of Vehemence (承烈都尉) Ling Tong[22]
- Chief of Yichun (宜春長) Zhou Tai[23]
- Gan Ning[24]
Total strength of combined land and naval forces: ≈30,000[25][26][27]
Liu Bei and Liu Qi forces
- General of the Left (左將軍) Liu Bei[26][28]
- Lieutenant-General (偏將軍) Guan Yu[26][29]
- General of the Household (中郎將) Zhang Fei[26][30]
- Zhuge Liang[26][27]
- Administrator of Jiangxia (江夏太守) Liu Qi[31]
Total strength of combined land and naval forces: ≈20,000[31]
References
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