Taiping Rebellion
Summary
| Taiping Rebellion | |
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| 1850-64 | |
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| East India Company | Taiping Rebels |
| Result: Gordon's forces defeated the rebels | |
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The Taiping Rebellion was a large scale revolt against the Qing Dynasty. Western powers became involved in 1860 after an attack upon Shanghai. This led eventually to the defeat of the Taipings at the hands of the The Ever-Victorious Army under Maj Charles George Gordon.
External Links
- Taiping Rebellion Wikipedia
- Events involving the British Google Books
- Charles George Gordon Dictionary of National Biography
Historical books online
- The “Ever Victorious Army.” A history of the Chinese Campaign under Lt. Col. C. G. Gordon ... and of the suppression of the Tai-Ping Rebellion by Andrew Wilson, formerly editor of the China Mail 1868 Google Books. Pdf download Digital Library of India, possibly a reprint edition.