Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan

Second route the Army GroupJiangnan (zh-c|c=太平軍二破江南大營 or the Jiangnan DaYing; (first：1853 - 1856 and second： 1857 - 1860), The Qing government raised the Green Standard Army to fight against the Taiping Rebellion,but Qing twice military Strategy surrounded the Nanjing(Taiping Rebellion capital) all lose at last.

econd Jiangnan DaYing

Time

1858--1860; Main battle happened on March 1860--July 1860, it extend to occupy whole the Zhejiang province by Taiping till October 1861.

Headquarter

Leaders

Imperial Inspector Minister：First Class Senior General Her Chyun

Viceroy of Liangjiang：He Guiqing (何桂清)(escaped to Shanghai and was arrested to Execute by Qing. )

Military commander：Second Class Senior General Zhang GuoLiang(D:early May1860)

Governor of Zhejiang province 1st Luo Zundian(羅遵殿)(D:early March 191860) forced suicide

Governor of Zhejiang province 2nd Wang Youling(王有齡)(D:early October1861) forced suicide

Governor of Jiangsu province Xu Youren(徐有壬)(D:early December 211860)

Lieutenant General：Zhang YuLiang (張玉良)(D: October1861)

Lieutenant General：Zhou Tengso (周天受)(D:middle May1860)

Lieutenant General：Wang Jung (王浚)(D:late April1860)

Upstair list of officials all dead in Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan.

Taiping Generals

Li Xiucheng, Lai Wenkwok, Tong Zonghai(童容海), Chen Yucheng, Yang Fuqing(楊輔清), Li Shixian, Liu Qeuling(劉瑲琳)

trength

180,000 regular Army V.S. 560,000 Taiping Rebellion militia force at least

Outcome

Taiping Rebellion forces occupied Jiangsu in 1860, next year, they continued occupied Zhejiang. Then Second Opium War and Xianfeng Emperor dead in 1861. Till the Xiang Army and Huai Army instead the Green Standard Army in 1862 and they raised third times to surround the Nanjing till finished this 14 years civil war in july 1864.

Commentary

Near million Green Standard Army stationary in northern China defend UK and French troops increased the Jiangnan DaYing less strength and money pay salary to soldiers, it was the first and important loss reason;

The second reason of loss was leaders intrigue against each other：Xiang Rong(向榮)　and Her Chyun in the first Jiangnan DaYing;Her Chyun‘group, He Guiqing‘group and Zeng Guofan‘group dispute inner officials system, that give many stronger growth to the forces of Taiping Rebellion.

Of course that Her Chyun was able to Brigadier General‘s works but he led whole Jiangnan DaYing and belittle the Taiping Rebellion, He Guiqing‘s coward,Zeng Guofan‘ too selfish etc. were third loss reason.

ee also

First rout the Army Group Jiangnan

Second Opium War

References

*Draft History of Qing