Battle of Changban

Belligerents Forces of Cao Cao Forces of Liu Bei
Forces of Liu QiCommanders and leaders Cao Cao
Cao Chun Liu Bei
Liu Qi
Guan Yu
Zhang Fei
Zhuge Liang
Zhao YunStrength 5,000 elite cavalry 2,000–10,000 infantry
100,000 mostly unarmed civilians

The Battle of Changban was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Liu Bei in October 208 in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. The battle took place at Changban (長坂; south of present-day Duodao District, Jingmen, Hubei).