Battle of Baitag Bogd

Battle of Baitag Bogd
	Part of the Ili Rebellion and Chinese Civil War
Date	1946–1948
Location	Baitag Bogd, Xinjiang Province, China; (on the Chinese–Mongolian border)45°12′N 90°54′E / 45.2°N 90.9°E
Result	Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
China	Mongolia; Soviet Union;
Commanders and leaders
Chiang Kai-shek; Zhang Zhizhong; Ma Chengxiang; Ma Xizhen; Han Youwen; Osman Batur;	Khorloogiin Choibalsan; Joseph Stalin;
Units involved
National Revolutionary Army 14th Tungan Cavalry Regiment;	Mongolian Border Guard; Soviet Air Forces;
Strength
1,000–2,500 soldiers	3,000 Mongolian soldiers, 10 Soviet airmen, and 6 Soviet tanks; unknown numbers of air support
	Baitag Bogd Location within China

The Battle of Baitag Bogd Mountain (Mongolian: Байтаг богдын тулгарал, romanized: Baitag bogdyn tulgaral) or Beitashan Incident (Chinese: 北塔山事件; pinyin: Běitǎshān shìjiàn; Wade–Giles: Pei-ta-shan shih-chien; alternatively Baitak Bogdo incident) was a border conflict between the Republic of China, the Mongolian People's Republic, and the Soviet Union. The Mongolian People's Republic became involved in a border dispute with the Republic of China, as a Hui (Tungan) cavalry regiment was sent by the Chinese government to attack Mongolian and Soviet positions.