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Battle of Anqing

Battle of Anqing was a battle fought in 1861 in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Qing victory. Recorded strength: 10,000+ Hunan Army soldiers against 20,000+ garrisoned troops.

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Fought1861
WherePeople's Republic of China30.500N, 117.033E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeQing victory
BelligerentsQing dynasty; Hunan ArmyagainstTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Casualties and lossesThe estimated loss is 8,000~12,000and12,000 killed
Part ofTaiping Rebellion1851 to 1864

Where it sits in the Taiping Rebellion

Jintian Uprising, 1851Battle of Changsha, 1852Battle of Wuchang, 1852Battle of Nanjing, 1853Battle of Muddy Flat, 1854Battle of Sanhe, 1858Battle of Jiangnan (1860), 1860Battle of Shanghai, 1861Battle of Anqing, 1861Occupation of Ningbo, 1861Battle of Cixi, 1862Siege of Suzhou, 1863Third Battle of Nanking, 186418511864Battle of Anqing, 1861
13 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1861 (year precision)
PlacePeople's Republic of China
30.500N, 117.033E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength10,000+ Hunan Army soldiers20,000+ garrisoned troops
Casualties and lossesThe estimated loss is 8,000~12,00012,000 killed; Approximately 10,000~20,000 civilians were massacred
Commanders
  • Zeng Guofan
  • Zeng Guoquan
  • Chen Yucheng
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Anqing is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10946696, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Anqing, revision 1382351296, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.