First encirclement campaign against the Jiangxi Soviet

The first encirclement campaign (Chinese: 第一次围剿) against Jiangxi Soviet was a series of battles launched by the Chinese Nationalist Government intended to annihilate the Chinese Red Army, and destroy the Soviet. The communists later responded with the first counter-encirclement campaign at Central Soviet (Chinese: 中央苏区第一次反围剿), also called by the communists as the first counter-encirclement campaign at Central Revolutionary Base (Chinese: 中央革命根据地第一次反围剿), in which the Red Army successfully defended the Soviet Zone in the southern Jiangxi province against Nationalist attacks from November 1930 to January 3, 1931.

First encirclement campaign
Part of the Chinese Civil War
Location of Jiangxi
Date November 1930, January 3, 1931 Location Jiangxi Result Red Army victory
Belligerents
Nationalist China	Chinese Red Army
Commanders and leaders
Chiang Kai-shek Lu Diping	Mao Zedong Zhu De
Casualties and losses
	Unknown

See also

• Outline of the Chinese Civil War
• Second encirclement campaign
• Third encirclement campaign
• Fourth encirclement campaign
• Fifth encirclement campaign