19th Route Army was an army in the Republic of China led by General Cai Tingkai. It gained a good reputation among Chinese for fighting the Japanese in Shanghai in the January 28 Incident in 1932. In 1933-34 it was the main force in the Fuijan Rebellion, which opposed Chiang Kai-shek and unsuccessfully sought an alliance with the Chinese Communists in the Jiangxi Soviet.
A "Route Army' was a type of military organization used in the Chinese Republic. It usually exercised command over two or more Corps or a large number of Divisions or Independent Brigades.
Sources[]
- First Battle of Shanghai
- The Mausoleum of the 19th Route Army
- Did Chiang Kai-shek Trigger the Fujian Rebellion?
- The CCP and the Fujian Rebellion
See also[]
- Second Sino-Japanese War
- Fujian People's Government
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