Battle of Songjin
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| Battle of Songjin | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Qing Dynasty | Ming Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Qing | Wu Sangui Hong Chengchou |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 130,000 (Ming Dynasty) (Hong Chengchou)+25,000 (Zu Dashou) | 80,000 (Eight Banner Armed Forces of Qing) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| approx 150,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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The Battle of Songjin (Chinese: 松錦之戰) in 1640 spelled the end of the Ming Dynasty. Hong Chengchou's 130,000 elite troops were crushed by the Eight banner armies of the Qing Dynasty.
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