Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong
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The Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong[13] was an uprising of several allied Chinese warlord armies under the leadership of Zhang Zongchang in 1929. The rebels wanted to regain their former territories in Shandong from Liu Zhennian, the man who had defected from Zhang to the Nationalist government in Nanjing during the Northern Expedition. After some initial successes, the rebels were defeated due to the indiscipline of their forces. In the end, the uprising failed to topple Liu Zhennian's rule over eastern Shandong, but resulted in high civilian casualties and widespread destruction at the hands of both sides in the conflict.
Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong | |||||||
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Part of the Nanjing decade | |||||||
Zhang Zongchang, instigator and leader of the rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Self-defense groups: Red Spear Society White Spear Society |
Warlord alliance Supported by: Japan (suspected)[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Liu Zhennian |
Zhang Zongchang Chu Yupu (POW) Huang Feng-chi Sun Dianying Li Hsi Tung[2] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
National Revolutionary Army (NRA)
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Warlord armies
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Strength | |||||||
c. 20,000 (January)[7] c. 7,000 (late February)[8] |
c. 3,000 (January)[9] 27,000+ (late February)[5] 1,000[10]–4,500 (May)[11] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,500+ killed,[4] thousands deserted or defected[2] | Thousands killed; the rest deserted[1][12] | ||||||
Thousands of civilians killed[4] |