Battle of Jiangnan (1856)

First rout of the Jiangnan Battalion
DateLate May, 1856 – early August, 1856 (Determined battle from June 16–20)
Location
Outside Nanjing and Jiangbei (江北), China
Result Taiping victory
Territorial
changes
South eastern China annexed by Taiping Heavenly Kingdom[clarification needed]
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Qing Dynasty Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Qing dynasty Xiang Rong  
Qing dynasty Her Chyun
Qing dynasty Zhang GuoLiang
Qing dynasty Jeer Hungar  
Yang Xiuqing
Qin Rigang
Shi Dakai
Li Xiucheng
Strength
80,000 Green Standard Army 460,000 militia forces
Casualties and losses
39,000 killed or wounded unknown

The First rout of the Jiangnan Battalion (simplified Chinese: 一破江南大营; traditional Chinese: 一破江南大營) took place between 1853 and 1856[1] when the Qing government raised the Green Standard Army to fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The action involved Qing forces surrounding the city of Nanjing, the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

  1. ^ Tucker, Spencer (2017). The Roots and Consequences of Civil Wars and Revolutions: Conflicts That Changed World History. Santa Barbara, California. pp. 225, 228. ISBN 9781440842948.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)