Battle of Yan Province

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Battle of Yan Province
Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty
Lü Bu defeats Cao Cao in Puyang, Romance of the Three Kingdoms illustration
Date 194–195 CE Location Yan Province (covering present-day southwestern Shandong and eastern Henan) 34°5′20″N 113°40′10″E / 34.08889°N 113.66944°E / 34.08889; 113.66944 Result Victory for Cao Cao, Lü Bu retreats
Belligerents
Cao Cao	Lü Bu
Commanders and leaders
Cao Cao Xun Yu Cheng Yu Dian Wei Cao Ren	Lü Bu Chen Gong Zhang Miao †
Strength
	over 10,000
class=notpageimage| Location within China

The Battle of Yan Province was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu for control of Yan Province (covering present-day southwestern Shandong and eastern Henan) in the late Eastern Han dynasty. The battle lasted for at least one hundred days with an indecisive conclusion.