Taiping main army (1851–1864)

Army · Taiping Heavenly Kingdom · January 11, 1851 – July 19, 1864

The Taiping army that marched from Guangxi to the Yangtze and held Nanjing.

January 11, 1851 Jintian Uprising Rises at Jintian Map
September 25, 1851 – April 5, 1852 Holds Yong'an Map
April 17, 1852 – May 19, 1852 Besieges Guilin Map
September 11, 1852 – November 30, 1852 Battle of Changsha (1852) Besieges Changsha Map
January 12, 1853 Takes Wuchang Map
March 19, 1853 – March 13, 1864 Battle of Nanjing (1853) Takes Nanjing, the Heavenly Capital Map
May 8, 1853 – May 31, 1855 Northern Expedition (Taiping Rebellion)
November 7–18, 1858 Battle of Sanhe
April 1, 1860 – September 5, 1861 Battle of Anqing
March 14, 1864 – July 19, 1864 Third Battle of Nanjing Besieged; Nanjing falls Map