Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan
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The Second rout of the Jiangnan
Army Group
or the Jiangnan DaYing; (1857–1860) was the deployment of the Qing government's Green Standard Army
to crush the Taiping Rebellion
. The Green Standard Army twice attempted to besiege the Taiping
rebels' capital Nanjing
but was defeated both times by the rebel force's military strategies and tactics.
of the rebel forces encircled the region of Jiangnan
, taking over Hangzhou
in the process, leading to its mayor committing suicide.
Li's daring act attracted the attention of Zhang Guoliang
who ordered General Tidu Zhang Youliang(張玉良), in command of 36,000 troops, to track Li's corps. Li routed Zhang's troops and crippled the Army Group Jiangnan. When Zhang Youliang arrived in Hangzhou he believed that Li was occupying the city but Li's corps had left two days earlier on March 19th and attacked another city while waiting for reinforcements.
In Nanjing Hong Rengan
ordered Chen Yucheng's troops to cross the river. Chen commanded over 100,000 forces along the river and on 29 April he received the signal to attack from Hong Rengan and began the crossing.
and Imperial Inspector Minister
Her Chyun died the Qing government promoted Zeng Guofan
which changed the course of the war in favor of the Qing and their western allies.
Jiangnan
Jiangnan or Jiang Nan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta...
Army Group
Army group
An army group is a military organization consisting of several field armies, which is self-sufficient for indefinite periods. It is usually responsible for a particular geographic area...
or the Jiangnan DaYing; (1857–1860) was the deployment of the Qing government's Green Standard Army
Green Standard Army
Green Standard Army is the name of a category of military units under the control of the Qing Dynasty in China. It was made up mostly of ethnic Han soldiers and operated concurrently with the Manchu-Mongol-Han Eight Banner armies...
to crush the Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who, having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty...
. The Green Standard Army twice attempted to besiege the Taiping
Taiping
-Places:*Taiping Island , or Itu Aba Island, the largest of the Spratly Islands controlled by the Republic of China *Taiping, Perak, a town in the state of Perak, Malaysia*Taiping District...
rebels' capital Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
but was defeated both times by the rebel force's military strategies and tactics.
Jiangnan
General Li XiuchengLi Xiucheng
Li Xiucheng was an eminent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as the Loyal King . This title was given because a Qing general attempted to bribe him to kill Hong Xiuquan, but he refused and told Hong Xiuquan. His many victories also made Hong very happy...
of the rebel forces encircled the region of Jiangnan
Jiangnan
Jiangnan or Jiang Nan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta...
, taking over Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
in the process, leading to its mayor committing suicide.
Li's daring act attracted the attention of Zhang Guoliang
Zhang GuoLiang
Zhang Guoliang , born in Guangdong, was a Field Marshal for the Qing dynasty. He was a scion of a Meizhou family who led Chinese military operations. He raised the Green Standard Army by 250,000 to fight against the Taiping Rebellion in the second rout the Army Group Jiangnan in 1860 and was...
who ordered General Tidu Zhang Youliang(張玉良), in command of 36,000 troops, to track Li's corps. Li routed Zhang's troops and crippled the Army Group Jiangnan. When Zhang Youliang arrived in Hangzhou he believed that Li was occupying the city but Li's corps had left two days earlier on March 19th and attacked another city while waiting for reinforcements.
In Nanjing Hong Rengan
Hong Rengan
Hong Rengan was an important leader of the Taiping Rebellion. He was the cousin of the movement's founder and spiritual leader Hong Xiuquan. His position as the Prince Gan resembled the role of a Prime Minister...
ordered Chen Yucheng's troops to cross the river. Chen commanded over 100,000 forces along the river and on 29 April he received the signal to attack from Hong Rengan and began the crossing.
Zeng Guofan
When Chief commander Zhang GuoliangZhang GuoLiang
Zhang Guoliang , born in Guangdong, was a Field Marshal for the Qing dynasty. He was a scion of a Meizhou family who led Chinese military operations. He raised the Green Standard Army by 250,000 to fight against the Taiping Rebellion in the second rout the Army Group Jiangnan in 1860 and was...
and Imperial Inspector Minister
Imperial Inspector Minister
Imperial Inspector Minister was an eminent official or military general that represent emperor in China （the late Ming dynasty and Qing Dynasty）and Russia, it does not belong to regular official system that must take care for some very important events in the empire, so his power just only below...
Her Chyun died the Qing government promoted Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty in China....
which changed the course of the war in favor of the Qing and their western allies.
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