THE DAY IN HISTORY · DECEMBER 3
December 3 in history
What happened on December 3: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1934, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Xiang River
25 Nov–3 Dec 1934 — The breakout column numbers 86,000 and carries its archives and arsenal with it, like a state on the move. Caught while crossing the Xiang River, it loses perhaps half its people. The disaster discredits the leadership that ordered the crossing and helps set the course toward Zunyi.
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