Campaign or battleDateMain importanceMain pages
Jintian Uprising11 Jan 1851Beginning of open rebellionJintian
Yong’an stage1851-1852Early state formation and royal titlesFrom Jintian to Nanjing
Breakout from Yong’an1852Escape from Qing containmentCampaigns Overview
Wuchang captureJan 1853Opened Yangzi advanceCampaigns Overview
Capture of NanjingMar 1853Creation of TianjingTianjing
Northern Expedition1853-1855Failed attempt to threaten BeijingNorthern Expedition
Western Campaigns1853-1856Middle Yangzi struggleWestern Campaigns
Jiangxi campaigns1855-1856Shi Dakai's counterstroke against Xiang Army; secured Taiping depth in middle YangziWestern Campaigns
Tianjing Incident1856Internal purge and leadership ruptureTianjing Incident
Battle of SanheNov 1858Destruction of a Xiang Army corps; Chen Yucheng's greatest victory; bought Taiping state two-year reprieveSanhe
Zhejiang campaign1861-1862Li Xiucheng captured Hangzhou (Dec 1861) and much of Zhejiang; last major Taiping territorial expansionLi Xiucheng
Shanghai defense1860-1862Foreign-supported lower Yangzi defenseShanghai
Anqing1861Major Qing breakthrough in middle YangziAnqing
Suzhou campaign1863Fall of Taiping's richest eastern stronghold; betrayal of Tan Shaoguang; Gordon-Li Hongzhang massacre crisisSuzhou
Final siege of Tianjing1862-1864End of capital stateCollapse

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