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Carr, Caleb. "The Devil Soldier" MHQ: Quarterly Journal of Military History (Spring 1992) 4#3 pp 48–55, on Frederick Townsend Ward; Carr, Caleb. The Devil Soldier: The American Soldier of Fortune Who Became a God in China (1995). ISBN 0679761284 on Frederick Townsend Ward. Heath, Ian. The Taiping Rebellion 1851–66: ISBN 1-85532-346-X
The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a civil war in China between the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Hakka-led Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict lasted 14 years, from its outbreak in 1850 until the fall of Taiping-controlled Nanjing —which they had renamed Tianjing "heavenly capital ...
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, or the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace (1851–1864), was a theocratic monarchy which sought to overthrow the Qing dynasty.The Heavenly Kingdom, or Heavenly Dynasty, [1] [a] was led by Hong Xiuquan, a Hakka man from Guangzhou.
The Taiping Kingdom History Museum (Chinese: 太平天国历史博物馆) is a museum dedicated to artifacts from the Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864). It is located on the grounds of the Zhan Yuan Garden , a historical garden in Nanjing , China.
The Taiping rebellion started in December 1850 in Guangxi Province, growing after a series of small victories over the local Qing forces. The revolt rapidly spread northward. In March 1853, between 700,000 and 800,000 Taiping soldiers directed by commander-in-chief Yang Xiuqing took Nanjing, killing 30,000 Manchu civilians and bannermen.
On 13 June, Shi Dakai negotiated with the Qing to spare his men's lives if he turned himself in. He entered Qing camps with three followers, dressed in formal Taiping uniform, and spoke to the Qing fearlessly. He was questioned and imprisoned, and on the 25th he was sentenced to be executed by slow slicing in the Anshun Court. His enemies ...
In the 19th century, the Eight Banners and Green Standard troops proved unable to put down the Taiping Rebellion and Nian Rebellion on their own. Regional officials like Zeng Guofan were instructed to raise their own forces from the civilian population, leading to the creation of the Xiang Army and the Huai Army, among others.
Belligerents; Qing dynasty: Taiping Heavenly Kingdom: Commanders and leaders; Governor of Jiangsu Li Hongzhang (then 40 years) Lieutenant General Bao Chao Charles George Gordon Major General Zhou Shengbo(周盛波)