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Battle of Changsha

Battle of Changsha was a battle fought in 1852 at Changsha, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Changsha. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Taiping retreat, siege lifted.

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Fought1852
WhereChangsha, People's Republic of China28.199N, 112.971E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTaiping retreat, siege lifted
BelligerentsTaiping Heavenly KingdomagainstQing dynasty Qing dynasty
Part ofTaiping Rebellion1851 to 1864

Where it sits in the Taiping Rebellion

Jintian Uprising, 1851Battle of Changsha, 1852Battle of Wuchang, 1852Battle of Nanjing, 1853Northern Expedition, 1853Battle of Muddy Flat, 1854Battle of Sanhe, 1858Battle of Jiangnan (1860), 1860Battle of Shanghai, 1861Battle of Anqing, 1861Occupation of Ningbo, 1861Battle of Cixi, 1862Siege of Suzhou, 1863Third Battle of Nanking, 186418511864Battle of Changsha, 1852
14 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1852 (year precision)
PlaceChangsha, People's Republic of China
28.199N, 112.971E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Commanders
  • Hong Xiuquan
  • Xiao Chaogui
  • Jiang Zhongyuan
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Placed at Changsha; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Changsha is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56277317, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Changsha (1852), revision 1370108887, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.