Battle of Nanjing (1853)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Nanjing (1853)
partof=the Taiping Rebellion


caption=
date=March 1853
place=Nanjing and surrounding areas
result=Taiping troops Victory, Fall of Nanjing, changed name of Tianjing(天京)
combatant1=flagicon|Qing China, Green Standard Army
combatant2= Taiping
commander1=Lu Jianying,
Imperial Inspector MinisterXiang Rong
commander2=flagicon| Qin Rigang,
Yang Xiuqing,
Wei Changhui
strength1=40,000-60,000 men(included Eight Banners 20,000)
strength2=550,000 men
casualties1=~30,000 military personnel, ~30,000 civilians
casualties2=10,000

Battle of Nanjing (1853)(zh-tspw |t=太平軍攻佔南京|s=太平軍攻佔南京|p=Taiping jun gon zain Nánjīng |w=Nan-ching Pao-wei Chan) began after the fall of Wuhan in March 8, 1853, and ended with the fall of the capital city of Nanjing in March 19, 1853 to Taiping troops, a few days after the Qing Government had evacuated the city and set off the first Jiangnan DaYing after 10 days(March 29). The Taiping Rebellion changed Nanjing named to be the Tianjing(天京) deal a capital and beginning occupied 11 years till recovery by Xiang Army in June 19 1864 .

Nanjing no any wars before 206 years till this battle, terrible sad and giant shadow of war began over here.

When Taiping forces occupied Nanjing that forced 30,000 citizens join in and input to Jianbei's battlefield immediately, but 9000 citizens refused and jump to Yangtze River drowned from boats in half way where front line of Yangzhou, and Taiping forces occupied Yangzhou speedily but then Yangtze River flowed many bodys to sea that was terrible and cruel scene.

ee also

*Lu Jianying (陆建瀛)
*Third Battle of Nanking

References

Draft History of Qing