Battle of Sanhe

Battle of Sanhe
Part of the Taiping Rebellion
DateNovember 7, 1858 – November 18, 1858
Location
Result Taiping rebel victory, due to Green Standard Army delay
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Qing Dynasty (Xiang Army) Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Qing dynasty Li Xubin 
Qing dynasty Zeng Guohua 
Chen Yucheng
Li Xiucheng
Zhang Lexing
Wu Dinggui (吴定规)
Chen Kunshu
Strength
6,000 100,000+ (included Nien Rebellion 40,000 troops)
Casualties and losses
6,000 (Xiang Army) several thousands

The Battle of Sanhe (Chinese: 三河之戰, literally "Battle of Three Rivers") was a major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion, occurring in 1858. During this battle, the elite troops of Zeng Guofan's Xiang Army were lost, along with one of its most capable commanders, Li Xubin as well as Zeng Guofan's brother Zeng Guohua.[1]

  1. ^ Platt 2012, p. 134.