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[[Category:Battles|Soochow, Siege of]]
[[Category:Battles|Soochow, Siege of]]
[[Category:T'ai-p'ing Rebellion|Soochow, Siege of]]
[[Category:Taiping Rebellion 1850-64|Soochow, Siege of]]
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|partof=[[T'ai-p'ing Rebellion]]
|partof=[[:Category:Taiping Rebellion 1850-64|Taiping Rebellion 1850-64]]
|date=1-2 May 1863
|date=5 December 1863
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China]  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China]  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
|presidency=[[Madras]]  
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|result=British victory  
|result=British victory  
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=The Ever-Victorious Army
|combatant1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ever_Victorious_Army The Ever-Victorious Army]
|combatant2=Taiping Rebels
|combatant2=Taiping Rebels
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_George_Gordon Maj Charles George Gordon]
|commander1=[[Charles Gordon|Maj Charles George Gordon]]
|commander2=  
|commander2=  
|strength1=
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Wikipedia - Taiping Rebellion]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA705&dq=Soo-Chow&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw#PPA705,M1 Google Books - Siege of Soochow]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011029/ Dictionary of National Biography - Charles George Gordon]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Taiping Rebellion] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA705&dq=Soo-Chow&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw#PPA705,M1 Siege of Soochow] Google Books<br>
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011029/ Charles George Gordon] Dictionary of National Biography

Latest revision as of 14:45, 22 April 2011

Siege of Soochow
Part of Taiping Rebellion 1850-64
Date: 5 December 1863
Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 31.308106°N 120.60894°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
The Ever-Victorious Army Taiping Rebels
Commanders
Maj Charles George Gordon
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Taiping Rebellion Wikipedia
Siege of Soochow Google Books
Charles George Gordon Dictionary of National Biography