What the records say
- When
- May 1856 – Aug 1856
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.06° N, 118.78° E
- Description
- 1856 battle of the Taiping Rebellion
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Jiangnan (1856)
The First rout of the Jiangnan Battalion took place between 1853 and 1856 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.
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