Atlas of Battles

war, 13 engagements

Battles of the Taiping Rebellion

The atlas places 13 engagements of the Taiping Rebellion (1851 to 1864): 12 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day People's Republic of China.

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Battle of ChangshaBattle of WuchangBattle of Muddy FlatBattle of AnqingOccupation of NingboBattle of CixiSiege of SuzhouJintian UprisingBattle of NanjingBattle of SanheBattle of Jiangnan (1860)Battle of ShanghaiThird Battle of NankingJintian UprisingBattle of NanjingBattle of SanheBattle of Jiangnan (1860)Battle of ShanghaiThird Battle of NankingTaipeiGuangzhouWuhanChongqingGuiyangHangzhouFuzhouChangshaNanchangNanning500 km27.825N, 115.814E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1851: 1 engagements1852: 2 engagements1853: 1 engagements1854: 1 engagements1858: 1 engagements1860: 1 engagements1861: 3 engagements3 in 18611862: 1 engagements1863: 1 engagements1864: 1 engagements18511864
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 186418511864
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1851Jintian UprisingChinaTaiping victory; Beginning of the Taiping Rebellion
1852Battle of ChangshaChangsha, People's Republic of ChinaTaiping retreat, siege lifted
1852Battle of WuchangWuchang District, ChinaWuchang and surrounding areas captured by Taiping
1853Battle of NanjingNanjing, ChinaTaiping victory
1854Battle of Muddy FlatShanghai, People's Republic of ChinaAnglo-American-Rebel victory; Qing forces retreat a mile away from...
1858Battle of SanheSanhe, Feixi County, People's Republic of ChinaTaiping rebel victory, due to Green Standard Army delay
1860Battle of Jiangnan (1860)Nanjing, People's Republic of ChinaTaiping victory
1861Battle of ShanghaiShanghai, People's Republic of ChinaQing dynasty victory
1861Battle of AnqingPeople's Republic of ChinaQing victory
1861Occupation of NingboNingbo, People's Republic of ChinaInitial Taiping victory; Capture of Ningbo; Eventual Qing victory...
1862Battle of CixiCixi City, ChinaQing victory
1863Siege of SuzhouChinaAnglo-Qing Victory; Taiping garrison surrendered
14 March 1864Third Battle of NankingNanjing, People's Republic of ChinaQing victory; Mass scale summary execution, wartime rape, looting...

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Taiping Rebellion (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.