25 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (17)
Before dying of illness, Ren Xiao told Zhao Tuo about the rebellion of Chen Sheng and others and the remote conditions of this land. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 外紀卷之一 「癸巳五十年（公元前二〇八年）。任」)
Xiang Liang killed Jing Ju and Qin Jia and stayed at Xue; the Duke of Pei went to pay his respects, and Xiang Liang gave him five thousand more men. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 秦二世二年四月)
At Xue, Xiang Liang and the Duke of Pei enthroned Xin, grandson of King Huai of Chu, as King Huai. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 秦二世二年六月)
The Duke of Pei and Xiang Yu crushed the Qin army at Yongqiu and beheaded Li You, the Administrator of Sanchuan. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 秦二世二年八月)
After Xiang Liang's death, King Huai moved his capital from Xutai to Pengcheng and took personal command of the forces of Lü Chen and Xiang Yu; the Duke of Pei became Commandant of Tang. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 秦二世二年九月~後九月)
Zhang Han crossed the Yellow River to attack Zhao; King Xie of Zhao entered Julu and was besieged by Wang Li. King Huai sent Song Yi, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng north to rescue him. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 秦二世二年(九月 이후))
King Huai pledged that whoever first entered and pacified Guanzhong would be king, and sent the elder Duke of Pei westward instead of Xiang Yu. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷001 秦二世二年(後九月 이후))
On seeing the Roman line, Hasdrubal sends Numidian cavalry and Balearic and African light infantry out onto the low ground (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 27.18)
Hasdrubal takes his war funds and sends the elephants ahead, then gathers the survivors and marches toward the Tagus (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 27.19)
Because of the unexpected surprise attack the fight was for a time even, and panic arose when the Numidians arrived (Salapia) (Livy, History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) 27.28)