Battle of Changzhou
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| Battle of Changzhou | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Qing dynasty | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Governor of Jiangsu Li Hongzhang (then 40 years) Lieutenant General Bao Chao Charles George Gordon Major General Zhou Shengbo(周盛波) Zhang Shusheng Liu Mingchuan |
Chen Kunshu Fei Tianjan(費天將) | ||||||||
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110,000 Huai Army 4,000 Ever Victorious Army | 80,000 Taipings | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 15,000 Huai Army killed | unknown | ||||||||
Battle of Changzhou occurred during the Taiping Rebellion. It was won by the Qing dynasty, who regained control over all of Jiangsu.
References
[edit]- Platt, Stephen R. (2012). Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780307271730. Detailed narrative analysis.
- Spence, Jonathan D. (1996). God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0393038440.
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