THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 3
December 3 in history
What happened on December 3: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1934, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Xiang River
25 Nov–3 Dec 1934 — The breakout column, 86,000 strong and hauling its archives and arsenal like a moving state, is caught crossing the Xiang: perhaps half are lost. The disaster discredits the leadership that ordered it — the road to Zunyi begins in this river.
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