Battle of Jiangnan (1860)

Second rout of the Jiangnan Battalion
Part of the Taiping Rebellion (Eastern Expedition)
Date10 February – 15 May 1860
Location
Nanjing and vicinity
Result Taiping victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Qing dynasty
Green Standard Army
Army Group Jiangnan
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Qing dynasty Chief Commander Zhang Guoliang 
Qing dynasty Imperial Commissioner Her Chyun 
Qing dynasty General Zhang Youliang
Qing dynastyLuo Zundian
Chief Commander Li Xiucheng
Vice Chief Commander Chen Yucheng
Yang Fuqing
Lai Wenguang
Tong Zonghai
Li Shixian
Hong Rengan
Strength
180,000 men 360,000 men
Casualties and losses

140,000 total


8,000 KIA

The Battle of Jiangnan (1860), also known as the Second rout of the Jiangnan Battalion (Chinese: 太平軍二破江南大營) took place between the Qing government's Green Standard Army and the army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the Taiping Rebellion. The Green Standard Army twice attempted to besiege Nanjing, capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but was unable to break through. To break the siege of Nanjing, the Taiping forces maneuvered to divert Qing forces by sacking Hangzhou, before quickly moving back to Nanjing to counter-encircle the Qing siege forces and routing the Green Standard Army garrison completely, breaking the siege of Nanjing.