| Campaign or battle | Date | Main importance | Main pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jintian Uprising | 11 Jan 1851 | Beginning of open rebellion | Jintian |
| Yong’an stage | 1851-1852 | Early state formation and royal titles | From Jintian to Nanjing |
| Breakout from Yong’an | 1852 | Escape from Qing containment | Campaigns Overview |
| Wuchang capture | Jan 1853 | Opened Yangzi advance | Campaigns Overview |
| Capture of Nanjing | Mar 1853 | Creation of Tianjing | Tianjing |
| Northern Expedition | 1853-1855 | Failed attempt to threaten Beijing | Northern Expedition |
| Western Campaigns | 1853-1856 | Middle Yangzi struggle | Western Campaigns |
| Jiangxi campaigns | 1855-1856 | Shi Dakai's counterstroke against Xiang Army; secured Taiping depth in middle Yangzi | Western Campaigns |
| Tianjing Incident | 1856 | Internal purge and leadership rupture | Tianjing Incident |
| Battle of Sanhe | Nov 1858 | Destruction of a Xiang Army corps; Chen Yucheng's greatest victory; bought Taiping state two-year reprieve | Sanhe |
| Zhejiang campaign | 1861-1862 | Li Xiucheng captured Hangzhou (Dec 1861) and much of Zhejiang; last major Taiping territorial expansion | Li Xiucheng |
| Shanghai defense | 1860-1862 | Foreign-supported lower Yangzi defense | Shanghai |
| Anqing | 1861 | Major Qing breakthrough in middle Yangzi | Anqing |
| Suzhou campaign | 1863 | Fall of Taiping's richest eastern stronghold; betrayal of Tan Shaoguang; Gordon-Li Hongzhang massacre crisis | Suzhou |
| Final siege of Tianjing | 1862-1864 | End of capital state | Collapse |
Reference
Major Campaigns and Battles
| Campaign or battle | Date | Main importance | Main pages | ||||| | Jintian Uprising | 11 Jan 1851 | Beginning of open rebellion | Jintian | | Yong’an stage | 18511852 | Early state formation and royal titles | From...