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Gaisgich Dadu (The Long March)

Episode 4 of 6

The story of the Long March, which saw 86,000 Chinese Communists retreat from the nationalist Guomindang army.

'San Damhair 1934 th貌isich ceithir fichead 'sa sia mile Caomhaoineach, a' teiche bhon n脿mhaid an Guomindang, air caismeachd a mhaireadh sia mile mile dhaibh, thairis air ochd monaidhean deug, ceithir aibhnichean fichead, agus tro dh脿 dheug de roinnean-d霉thcha. Cha t脿naig ach ochd mile neach as be貌. Tha am program seo ag innse sgeulachd an tachartais bu chudthromaiche anns a Chaismeachd Fhada - faighinn tarsainn Abhainn Dadu.

The story of the Long March, which saw 86,000 Chinese Communists retreat from the nationalist Guomindang army. The march would cover 6000 miles and decimate the Communists' ranks. The crossing of the Dadu river presented a huge challenge and had proved a stumbling block to many in the past.

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