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Siege of Suzhou

Siege of Suzhou was a siege conducted in 1863 at Suzhou, in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Suzhou. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Anglo-Qing Victory; Taiping garrison surrendered.

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Fought1863
WhereSuzhou, China31.300N, 120.619E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAnglo-Qing Victory; Taiping garrison surrendered
BelligerentsQing Dynasty; United KingdomagainstTaiping Heavenly Kingdom
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, 186418511864Siege of Suzhou, 1863
14 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1863 (year precision)
to 1863
PlaceSuzhou, China
31.300N, 120.619E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
StrengthTotal Army:28,000-30,0000; Infantry:20,000-25,000; Cavalry:4,000; Artillery:180 pieces; Huai Army:20,000-25,000; Infantry:20,000; Cavalry:2,000-3,000; Artillery:150 pieces; EVA :5,000; Infantry:3,000-4,000; Cavalry:400-800; Artillery:20-30 PiecesTotal Army:200,000; Infantry:180,000-190,000; Cavalry:5,000-8,000; Artillery:60-80 pieces
Casualties and losses100-150 killed and wounded during the siege300-400 died during the siege; 10,000 executed; 170,000+ captured
Commanders
  • Li Hongzhang
  • Charles George Gordon
  • Cheng Xuechi
  • Tan SauGuan
  • Li Xiucheng
  • Shi Dakai
  • Hong Tianguifu
  • Hong Xiuquan
Siege of SuzhouSiege of SuzhouBattle of LizeDefense of Sihang WarehouseBattle of ShanghaiBloody Saturday (Shanghai)Battle of WoosungBattle of LizeDefense of Sihang WarehouseBattle of WoosungNanjingHangzhouWuxiChangzhouHuzhouJiaxingNantongXuanzhou100 km31.300N, 120.619E
Placed at Suzhou; 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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Siege of Suzhou 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 Q137804913, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Suzhou, revision 1374154409, 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.