# Eastern Expedition

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19th-century conflict in China

v t e Taiping Rebellion Jintian Changsha Wuchang 1st Nanjing Western Expedition Northern Expedition Eastern Expedition 1st Jiangnan Tianjing incident Sanhe 2nd Jiangnan Ningbo Anqing Shanghai Guanzhong Cixi Changzhou Siege of Suzhou Massacre 3rd Nanjing Hubei Fujian

The **Eastern Expedition**[1] encompassed the [Taiping Heavenly Kingdom](/source/Taiping_Heavenly_Kingdom)'s efforts to capture the [Yangtze River Delta](/source/Yangtze_River_Delta), the provinces of [Jiangsu](/source/Jiangsu), [Anhui](/source/Anhui), and [Zhejiang](/source/Zhejiang). Most of the areas would eventually be occupied by the Taipings, but they were notably repulsed at several locations, especially the city of [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai). Following the [Jintian uprising](/source/Jintian_uprising) in the southern province [Guangxi](/source/Guangxi) and the beginning of open hostilities, Taiping forces attacked and captured [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing) in central China by 1853. The [Western Expedition](/source/Western_Expedition) captured cities along the Yangtze River like [Zhenjiang](/source/Zhenjiang), [Anqing](/source/Anqing) were captured later the same year[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

When [Hong Rengan](/source/Hong_Rengan) arrived in Tianjing in 1859, he became one of the most senior military officials. Hong used a strategy to draw Qing's attention away from Tianjing by attacking areas to the east like [Hangzhou](/source/Hangzhou) and [Suzhou](/source/Suzhou). Then Taiping forces counter attacked Qing armies besieging the capital, successfully lifting the siege.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In 1860, during the [Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan](/source/Second_rout_the_Army_Group_Jiangnan) (1860) Taiping forces captured the following cities: [Changzhou](/source/Changzhou) (May 26),[2] [Wuxi](/source/Wuxi) (May 30),[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] [Suzhou](/source/Suzhou) (June 2),[2] [Wujiang](/source/Wujiang%2C_Jiangsu) (13 June),[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] [Jiaxing](/source/Jiaxing) (15 June). [Ningbo is captured](/source/Occupation_of_Ningbo) by the Taipings in December 1861. Taiping armies advanced towards Shanghai by 1861, but [were repulsed](/source/Battle_of_Shanghai_(1861)) with the help of foreign mercenaries like the [Ever Victorious Army](/source/Ever_Victorious_Army).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Name appears in several sources like Fogel's translation of [Shunshin Chin](/source/Shunshin_Chin)'s *The Taiping Rebellion*

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-elleman_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-elleman_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-elleman_2-2) Elleman, Bruce A. (28 July 2005). [*Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989*](https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Modern_Chinese_Warfare_1795_1989/HkaFAgAAQBAJ). Routledge. pp. 53–54. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-134-61008-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-134-61008-2).

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