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Red Cliffs order of battle

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The following is the order of battle for the Battle of Red Cliffs (208–209 CE).

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Cao Cao forces

  • Chancellor (丞相) Cao Cao
  • (Acting) General Who Attacks the South (行征南將軍) Cao Ren
  • Commandant-Protector of the Army (都督護軍) Zhao Yan (趙儼), oversaw the units commanded by the following seven officers:
  • General of Tiger's Might (虎威將軍) Yu Jin
  • General Who Defeats Bandits (盪寇將軍) Zhang Liao
  • General Who Pacifies the Di (平狄將軍) Zhang He
  • General Who Defeats Barbarians (破虜將軍) Li Dian
  • Zhu Ling
  • Lu Zhao (路招)
  • Feng Kai (馮楷)
  • General Who Sweeps Across the Wilderness (橫野將軍) Xu Huang
  • General Who Inspires Martial Might (奮武將軍) Cheng Yu
  • Palace Counsellor (太中大夫) Jia Xu
  • Administrator of Runan (汝南太守) Man Chong
  • Total strength of combined land and naval forces: ≈800,000 (according to Cao Cao's claim); ≈220,000–240,000 (according to Zhou Yu's estimations)

    Sun Quan forces

  • General Who Attacks Barbarians (討虜將軍) Sun Quan
  • Central Protector of the Army (中護軍) Zhou Yu, served as the Left Commander (左都督).
  • General of the Household Who Rocks Bandits (盪寇中郎將) Cheng Pu, served as the Right Commander (右都督).
  • Colonel Who Praises the Army (贊軍校尉) Lu Su
  • General of the Household Who Attacks Barbarians (征虜中郎將) Lü Fan
  • General of the Household Who Sweeps Across the Wilderness (橫野中郎將) Lü Meng
  • General of the Household (中郎將) Han Dang
  • Commandant of Danyang (丹陽都尉) Huang Gai
  • Commandant of Vehemence (承烈都尉) Ling Tong
  • Chief of Yichun (宜春長) Zhou Tai
  • Gan Ning
  • Total strength of combined land and naval forces: ≈30,000

    Liu Bei forces

  • General of the Left (左將軍) Liu Bei
  • Lieutenant-General (偏將軍) Guan Yu
  • General of the Household (中郎將) Zhang Fei
  • Zhuge Liang
  • Administrator of Jiangxia (江夏太守) Liu Qi
  • Total strength of combined land and naval forces: ≈20,000

    References

    Red Cliffs order of battle Wikipedia


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