Battle of Jiangnan (1856)

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First rout of the Jiangnan Battalion
Date Late May, 1856 – early August, 1856 (Determined battle from June 16–20) Location Outside Nanjing and Jiangbei (江北), China Result Taiping victory Territorial changes South eastern China annexed by Taiping Heavenly Kingdom[clarification needed]
Belligerents
Qing Dynasty	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Xiang Rong  † Her Chyun Zhang GuoLiang Jeer Hungar  †	Yang Xiuqing Qin Rigang Shi Dakai Li Xiucheng
Strength
80,000 Green Standard Army	460,000 militia forces
Casualties and losses
39,000 killed or wounded	unknown

The First rout of the Jiangnan Battalion (simplified Chinese: 一破江南大营; traditional Chinese: 一破江南大營) took place between 1853 and 1856^[1] when the Qing government raised the Green Standard Army to fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The action involved Qing forces surrounding the city of Nanjing, the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.