Xiang Army

Army · Imperial China · 1853 – August 30, 1864

Zeng Guofan's Hunan army, raised outside the regular forces, which defeated the Taiping.

April 1, 1854 Wins at Xiangtan · map
October 14, 1854 – November 6, 1858 Retakes Wuchang · map
November 7, 1858 A force destroyed at Sanhe (Battle of Sanhe) · map
April 1, 1860 – September 5, 1861 Besieges and takes Anqing (Battle of Anqing) · map
May 30, 1862 – March 13, 1864 Zeng Guoquan camps before Nanjing · map
March 14, 1864 – July 19, 1864 Takes Nanjing (Third Battle of Nanjing) · map