July 15 Incident

The July 15 Incident (Chinese: 七一五事变), known by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the July 15 counter-revolutionary coup (Chinese: 七一五反革命政变), and as the Wuhan–Communist split (Chinese: 武汉分共) by the Kuomintang (KMT), occurred on 15 July 1927. Following growing strains in the First United Front between the KMT government in Wuhan and the Chinese Communist Party, and under pressure from the rival nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek in Nanjing, Wuhan leader Wang Jingwei ordered a purge of communists from his government in July 1927.

BelligerentsKuomintangChinese Communist PartyCommanders and leadersWang Jingwei
Tang Shengzhi
Chen Gongbo
Gu Mengyu
Zhu PeideQu Qiubai
Xiang Jingyu
Xia MinghanCasualties and losses almost noHundreds to thousands were killed