Li Shixian

Li Shixian(李世賢)(1834--23 August1865)Li Xiucheng's uncle son, giant(200 cm tall) Guangxi's person, eminent military leader of the post-Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as the King of Shi (侍王)(means serves God). He led Taiping forces to many military victories late. He was Assassination by betrayer in Guangdong.

Wins

econd rout the Army Group Jiangnan

The Army Group Jiangnan(江南大營) were Qing military encircle the Nanjing in strategy, It has two times, the second encircle that Qing military putin 200,000 soldiers from March 1858, but it had been sally and routed by Li Shixian in May 1860 and occupied rich Zhejiang Province all.

Loss

Zuo Zongtang attack

Qing ordered Zuo Zongtang attack Li Shixian and receptured Zhejiang from 1862, these battles very hot, Li lead about 350,000 Taiping forces resistance Zuo Zongtang's army in Zhejiang Province till 1864 the Nanjing fell down, Li Shixian remainsd 200,000 Taiping forces gave out Zhejiang and escaped toward to Fujian alone the sea shore.

40000 soldiers:the last Taiping forces

At last, Li remained 40,000 cameback to eastern Guangdong, the Guangdong was many Taiping forces of the first generation(The Old brothers) homeland leaved from 1850, Zuo Zongtang orded 6 major generals lead 70,000 Qing army sieged them in Jiaoling County May 1 1865, 20,000 Taiping forces surrender. Li made up a monk and escaped, May 23 he came back to Taiping forces he had been leaded and blamed his subordinate and wanna retook this army, they betrayed killed him.

These Qing generals and 20,000 Taiping forces surrender attended the Sino-French War in 1883.

See also

*Battle of Changzhou
*Fujian Pocket