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Northern Expedition

Northern Expedition was a campaign fought in 1853 at People's Republic of China, in what is now China; it lasted about 2 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at People's Republic of China. It was part of the Taiping Rebellion, which ran from 1851 to 1864. The recorded result: Qing victory; The Northern Expeditionary Army was annihilated.

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Fought1853lasted about 2 years
WherePeople's Republic of China, China35.845N, 103.452E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeQing victory; The Northern Expeditionary Army was annihilated
BelligerentsQing dynastyagainst18pxTaiping Heavenly Kingdom; Nian forces
Casualties and losses8000 Killedand20,000 elite troops were annihilated
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, 186418511864Northern Expedition, 1853
14 placed engagements of the Taiping Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1853 (year precision)
to 1855
PlacePeople's Republic of China, China
35.845N, 103.452E
KindCampaign, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses8000 Killed20,000 elite troops were annihilated
Commanders
  • Li Kaifang
  • Lin Fengxiang
Northern ExpeditionNorthern ExpeditionSiege of JichengSiege of JichengLanzhouXiningLongxiLinxia100 km35.845N, 103.452E
Placed at People's Republic of China; 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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Northern Expedition 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 Q6140803, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Northern Expedition (Taiping Rebellion), revision 1384501815, read 2026-11-15, 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.