Battle of Sanhe

Battle of Sanhe
	Part of the Taiping Rebellion
Date	November 7, 1858 – November 18, 1858
Location	Sanhe, Anhui, China
Result	Taiping rebel victory, due to Green Standard Army delay
Belligerents
Qing Dynasty (Xiang Army)	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Li Xubin † ; Zeng Guohua †	Chen Yucheng; Li Xiucheng; Zhang Lexing; Wu Dinggui (吴定规); Chen Kunshu
Strength
6,000	100,000+ (included Nien Rebellion 40,000 troops)
Casualties and losses
6,000 (Xiang Army)	several thousands

The Battle of Sanhe (Chinese: 三河之戰, literally "Battle of Three Rivers") was a major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion, occurring in 1858. During this battle, the elite troops of Zeng Guofan's Xiang Army were lost, along with one of its most capable commanders, Li Xubin as well as Zeng Guofan's brother Zeng Guohua.

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