Battle of Jiangnan (1860)
The Battle of Jiangnan (1860), also known as the Second rout of the Jiangnan Battalion (Chinese: 太平軍二破江南大營) took place between the Qing government's Green Standard Army and the army of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom during the Taiping Rebellion. The Green Standard Army twice attempted to besiege Nanjing, capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but was unable to break through. To break the siege of Nanjing, the Taiping forces maneuvered to divert Qing forces by sacking Hangzhou, before quickly moving back to Nanjing to counter-encircle the Qing siege forces and routing the Green Standard Army garrison completely, breaking the siege of Nanjing.
| Second rout of the Jiangnan Battalion | |||||||
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| Part of the Taiping Rebellion (Eastern Expedition) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Qing dynasty Green Standard Army Army Group Jiangnan | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Chief Commander Zhang Guoliang † Imperial Commissioner Her Chyun † General Zhang Youliang Luo Zundian |
Chief Commander Li Xiucheng Vice Chief Commander Chen Yucheng Yang Fuqing Lai Wenguang Tong Zonghai Li Shixian Hong Rengan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 180,000 men | 360,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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140,000 total
| 8,000 KIA | ||||||
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