Battle of Nanri Island

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Battle of Nanri Island
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Date April 11–15, 1952 Location Nanri Island, present-day Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian Result Nationalist victory Nationalist forces temporarily capture Nanri Island
Belligerents
Republic of China Supported by:  United States	People's Republic of China
Commanders and leaders
Wang Kuan-Yao Hu Lien	Ye Fei
Strength
6,000+ men from 75th Division 3 Landing Vehicle Tracked 10 Landing Craft 8 Aircraft	1,300 men+ from 83rd Division of 28th army regiment
Casualties and losses
PRC claims: 150+ ROC claim: Less than 80	500+ killed 800+ captured 3 torpedo boats sunk 3 boats sunk Civilian losses: 11 killed 43 wounded 5 abducted to Taiwan

The Battle of Nanri Island (Chinese: 南日島戰役; pinyin: Nánrì Dǎo Zhànyì) was a conflict between the Republic of China Army (ROCA) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), over Nanri Island in today's Nanri Town, Xiuyu District, Putian, Fujian, People's Republic of China off the coast of Mainland China. This conflict occurred from 11 April 1952, to 15 April 1952, and resulted in a ROCA victory with complete destruction of PLA forces. However ROCA later^[when?] abandoned this island and retreated, with all its captured prizes and POWs, to Taiwan.