Portrait of Xiahou Dun

Cao Cao's armyXiahou (Wei)

Xiahou Dun

夏侯惇

“The One-Eyed General”

birth unknown–220

Rank / office
General-in-Chief
Domain / base
Wei
Battles in 3D
1 battle

Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

A kinsman and senior retainer who followed Cao Cao from the very start. He lost his left eye to a stray arrow fighting Lü Bu's forces but stayed on the battlefield undaunted. Devoted not only to war but to military farms and flood control, he was known for his integrity. As the general Cao Cao trusted most, he was given the highest rank in Wei.

Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D

  1. 190Chuping 1

    Following Cao Cao

    Followed him from the first raising of troops and campaigned everywhere as his confidant.

  2. 198Jian'an 3

    Losing an Eye

    Shot in the left eye by an arrow while fighting Lü Bu's forces, he fought on.

  3. 200

    Battle of Guandu

    Cao Cao's right arm. He led the main force in holding the ramparts at Guandu firmly against Yuan Shao's waves of attack and the assault of Zhang He and others.

    Guandu, Yan Province 3,000 troops Watch in 3D ›
  4. 220Jian'an 25

    General-in-Chief

    Appointed General-in-Chief under Cao Cao, King of Wei, and died soon after.

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