Partof: | the Central Plains War |
Date: | July 17, 1930 |
Place: | Guilin, Guangxi |
Result: | Hunan Army victory |
Combatant1: | Hunan Army Supported by: Nationalist government |
Combatant2: | New Guangxi clique army |
Commander2: | Li Zongren |
The Second Battle of Guilin was fought between the invading Hunan Army, allied to the forces of Chiang Kai-shek, and the forces of the New Guangxi clique personally commanded by Li Zongren. Li was facing a second invasion by the forces of the Yunnan Army (also allied to Chiang Kai-shek) targeted at Nanning. Li was forced to withdraw his forces from Guilin.