Battle of Nanking (1856)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict= First rout the Army Group Jiangnan
partof=
date=Late May,1856--early August 1856(Determined battle from June 16 to June 20 )


caption=
place= Nanjing oudside and Jiangbei(江北), China
territory= Southeastern China
result= Taiping victory
combatant1= Qing Dynasty
combatant2= Taiping
commander1= Imperial Inspector MinisterXiang Rong Second Class Senior General Her Chyun Lieutenant General：Zhang GuoLiang
commander2= Yang Xiuqing Qin Rigang Shi Dakai Li Xiucheng all old brothers
strength1= 80,000 Green Standard Army that Kung Fu excellent
strength2= 460,000 militia forces
casualties1=39,000 killed or wounded Imperial Inspector MinisterXiang Rong suicide Governor of Jiangsu Jeer Hungar(吉爾杭阿)dead by Artillery bomb
casualties2=unknown

First rout the Army Group Jiangnan(一破江南大營) (zh-c|c=江南大營or the Jiangnan DaYing; (first：1853 - 1856 and second： 1857 - 1860),The Qing government raised the Green Standard Army to fight against the Taiping Rebellion,but Qing twice military Strategy surrounded the Nanjing(Taiping Rebellion capital) all iose at last.

First Jiangnan

1853--1856When the Taiping Rebellion occupied Nanjing, after 10 days Xiang Rong commanded 10,000 Green Standard Army stationed themselves outside the Nanjing wall.

The forces holding Nanjing were stationed in Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.

The Green Standard Army was led by First Class Senior General Xiang Rong(向榮), Second Class Senior General Her Chyun and Lieutenant General：Zhang GuoLiang. The leaters of the Taiping forces were Shi Dakai, Yang Xiuqing, Qin Rigang(秦日綱) and Li Xiucheng.

The regular Army had 80,000 members and the Taiping Rebellion militia force had 460,000.

Outcome

On June 11856, the Nanjing army tried to stop Taiping forces but the Governor of Jiangsu Jeer Hungar(吉爾杭阿), Mayor of Nanjing and 7,800 army were all killed.

The Qing army lost a battle later in the month and the remaining 36,000 retreated north. On August 9 Xiang Rong suicide by hang(another saying ate Opium because then he wounded and feel very pain, but he choice ate it at last) in Danyang.

Commentary

The Green Standard Army forces stationed in northern China defend UK and French troops increased the Jiangnan DaYing less strength and money pay salary to soldiers, it was the first and important loss reason;

The leaders intrigued against each other, and this further hindered their cause.

ee also

First rout the Army Group Jiangnan

Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan

Second Opium War

References

*Draft History of Qing