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Battle of Jiangnan (1860)

Battle of Jiangnan (1860) was a battle fought in 1860 at Nanjing, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nanjing. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Taiping victory. Recorded strength: 180,000 men against 360,000 men.

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Fought1860
WhereNanjing, People's Republic of China32.061N, 118.779E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTaiping victory
BelligerentsQing dynasty; 24pxGreen Standard Army; Army Group JiangnanagainstTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
Casualties and losses140,000 total; ~40,000 KIA; 100,000 POWand8,000 KIA
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 Jiangnan (1860), 1860
13 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1860 (year precision)
PlaceNanjing, People's Republic of China
32.061N, 118.779E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength180,000 men360,000 men
Casualties and losses140,000 total; ~40,000 KIA; 100,000 POW8,000 KIA
Commanders
  • Zhang Guoliang
  • Imperial Commissioner (China)
  • He Chun
  • Luo Zundian
  • Li Xiucheng
  • Chen Yucheng
  • Yang Fuqing (general)
  • Lai Wenguang
  • Tong Zonghai
  • Li Shixian
Battle of Jiangnan (1860)Battle of Jiangnan (1860)Third Battle of NankingBattle of NankingBattle of CaishiBattle of ChinkiangBattle of RuxuBattle of ChinkiangBattle of RuxuHuainanHefeiWuxiSuzhouChangzhouHuzhouBengbuXuanzhou100 km32.061N, 118.779E
Placed at Nanjing; 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 Jiangnan (1860) 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 Q6141638, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jiangnan (1860), revision 1380788198, 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.