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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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ever_Victorious_Army The Ever-Victorious Army] under [[Charles Gordon|Maj Charles George Gordon]].
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Taiping Rebellion] Wikipedia<br>*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tA4hAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PR31&dq=Staveley+1862&lr=&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Staveley%201862&f=false Events involving the British] Google Books<br>*[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011029/ Charles George Gordon] Dictionary of National Biography ===Historical books online===*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=juEHpR4eD3cC&pg=PR3 ''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. [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/514443 Pdf download] Digital Library of India, possibly a reprint edition.
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Taiping Rebellion]]
