Battle of Huoyi
The Battle of Huoyi (霍邑之戰; Wade-Giles: Huo-i) was fought in China on 8 September, 617, between the forces of the rebel Duke of Tang, Li Yuan, and the army of the ruling Sui dynasty. Li Yuan, with an army of around 25,000, was advancing south along the Fen River towards the imperial capital, Daxingcheng. His advance was stalled for two weeks due to heavy rainfall and he was met at the town of Huoyi by an elite Sui army of 20,000 (or 30,000) men. Li Yuan's cavalry, under the command of his two eldest sons, lured the Sui out of the protection of the city walls, but in the first clash between the two main armies, Li Yuan's forces were initially driven back. At that point, possibly due to a stratagem on Li Yuan's behalf, the arrival of the rest of the rebel army, or to the flanking manoeuvres o
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Battle of Huoyi
The Battle of Huoyi (霍邑之戰; Wade-Giles: Huo-i) was fought in China on 8 September, 617, between the forces of the rebel Duke of Tang, Li Yuan, and the army of the ruling Sui dynasty. Li Yuan, with an army of around 25,000, was advancing south along the Fen River towards the imperial capital, Daxingcheng. His advance was stalled for two weeks due to heavy rainfall and he was met at the town of Huoyi by an elite Sui army of 20,000 (or 30,000) men. Li Yuan's cavalry, under the command of his two eldest sons, lured the Sui out of the protection of the city walls, but in the first clash between the two main armies, Li Yuan's forces were initially driven back. At that point, possibly due to a stratagem on Li Yuan's behalf, the arrival of the rest of the rebel army, or to the flanking manoeuvres o
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De Slag bij Huoyi (霍邑之戰) vond ...... hij de Tang-dynastie stichtte.
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The Battle of Huoyi (霍邑之戰; Wad ...... r, beginning the Tang dynasty.
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霍邑之战于617年9月8日在中国唐国公李渊的军队和当时的统治 ...... 1���大兴城为其所陷。次年,李渊废隋,自称皇帝,开创唐朝。
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Li Yuan's forces
Sui dynasty
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0617-09-08
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Victory for Li Yuan
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20,000 or 30,000
ca. 25,000
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Map of the situation in China ...... Tang and their various rivals
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De Slag bij Huoyi (霍邑之戰) vond ...... de rest van het rebellenleger
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The Battle of Huoyi (霍邑之戰; Wad ...... r to the flanking manoeuvres o
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霍邑之战于617年9月8日在中国唐国公李渊的军队和当时的统治 ...... ,11月大兴城为其所陷。次年,李渊废隋,自称皇帝,开创唐朝。
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Battle of Huoyi
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Slag bij Huoyi
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霍邑之战
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Battle of Huoyi
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