Northern Expedition (Taiping Rebellion)

Northern Expedition
Part of Taiping Rebellion
Date May 8, 1853 - March 31, 1855 Location China Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Nian forces
Commanders and leaders
Sengge Rinchen	Li Kaifang Lin Fengxiang
Units involved
Unknown	~70,000-80,000[1]

The Northern Expedition (Chinese: 太平天國北伐) was a failed campaign by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom against the Qing dynasty during the Taiping Rebellion. Its purpose was to capture Beijing and then complete an encirclement of northern and western China. Launched in May 1853, the Northern Expedition would travel from Jiangsu to Zhili before being destroyed in early 1855.