THE DAY IN HISTORY · AUGUST 27
August 27 in history
What happened on August 27: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1926, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Tingsi Bridge
26–27 Aug 1926 — South of Wuhan, the Ironsides Fourth Army storms Wu Peifu’s fortified rail bridge, opening the road to the Yangtze. Communist organizers have gone ahead of the columns and raised peasant associations. Artillery helps the expedition advance, but so does the organizing and propaganda that precede it.
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