Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 18, 2014
The incendiary bombs made of gunpowder and lime, decisively defeated the light ships of the Jin navy. Hailing was assassinated by his own men shortly after the battle. A military coup had taken place in his absence, enthroning Emperor Shizong, and a peace treaty signed in 1165 ended the conflict. Modern studies suggest that the battle was smaller and that both sides were more evenly matched than traditional accounts suggest. Nonetheless, the victory boosted the Song infantry's morale and halted the Jin's southern advance. (Full article...)
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