# Suzhou massacre

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The **Suzhou massacre** was an incident involving the [Huai Army](/source/Huai_Army) (淮軍) led by [Li Hongzhang](/source/Li_Hongzhang) in [Suzhou](/source/Suzhou). The [Taiping Army](/source/Taiping_Army) 200,000 surrendered to Li Hongzhang in December 1863, but Li ordered the deaths of 10,000 [POWs](/source/Prisoner_of_war) on the [Temple of Two Towers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temple_of_Two_Towers&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Luohan Twin Towers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luohan_Twin_Towers&action=edit&redlink=1)) in [Suzhou](/source/Suzhou).

## See also

- [Charles George Gordon](/source/Charles_George_Gordon)

- [Cheng Xuechi](/source/Cheng_Xuechi)

- [The Warlords](/source/The_Warlords)

- [Tan SauGuan](/source/Tan_SauGuan)

## References

- [Draft History of Qing](/source/Draft_History_of_Qing)

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