Chinese Revolution · BATTLE SITE ·
Battle of Luding Bridge (1935)
On the Chinese Revolution map as “Luding Bridge”
29 May 1935 — Twenty-two volunteers cross a chain bridge over the Dadu gorge under fire, planks burning, to hold the only crossing before pursuit arrives. The story grew in the telling — every revolution needs its bridge — but the crossing was real, and it saved the march from Shi Dakai’s fate on this same river.
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- Long March (chapter 7 of Chinese Revolution)
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- China in Revolution, 1911–1949
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