What the records say
- When
- Jul 1861 – Nov 1862
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.23° N, 121.47° E
- Description
- 1861 major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Shanghai (1861–1862)
1861–1862 battle in the Taiping Rebellion
The Battle of Shanghai (太平軍二攻上海) was a major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion that occurred from June 1861 to July 1862. British and French troops used modern artillery on a large scale for the first time in China. Cannon fire inflicted heavy casualties on the Taiping forces, whose commander Li Xiucheng was wounded in the left leg by a shot fired from a cannon.
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