Battle of Canton ( 06-10-30 )

Battle of Canton Part of First Opium War Date: May 24, 1841 Location:   Canton, China Result: British victory Combatants Great Britain China The Battle of Canton was fought on May 24, 1841 between ...

Battle of Cixi ( 06-10-30 )

The Battle of Cixi or Battle of Tzeki (慈溪之战) was a decisive victory for Qing imperial forces led by the American soldier of fortune, Frederick Townsend Ward against Taiping Rebels in late Qing Dynasty China. Ward, who had recently scored several victories for the imperial forces, raised an army for the defense of Shanghai. On 20 September he attacked the walled city of Cixi (Tzeki) outside Shanghai. During the attack Ward was mortally wounded but remained in the field until victory was assured. ...

Battle of Ningyuan ( 06-10-30 )

After Sun Chengzong(孙承宗) was replaced by a new commander, the new commander was a coward and ordered all Ming Forces outside the great wall to retreat inside and abandon all lands out side SanHai pass. Yuan chong huan objected stronglly and was thus left to command a lone army guarding NingYuan. In 1626 Kundulun Khan Nurhaci(努尔哈赤) seeing all Ming forces leaving decides to advance towards NingYuan, personally leading a force 130,000 (some say 200,000). Yuan Chonghuan(袁崇焕) had only 10,000 men ...

Battle of Sarhu ( 06-10-30 )

The Battle of Sarhū refers to the series of battles between the Manchus and Ming on March 1619, which ended in the overwhelming victory of the former.Official documents exaggerate the numbers of Ming soldiers and Manchus up to 470 thousand and 60 thousand respectively. According to an estimate by Rikusenshi Kenkyu Fukyukai, the Manchu soldiers were ten thousand while the Ming armies with Yehe and Korean reinforcements were one hundred thousand.Nurhaci adopted the interior line tactics. He ...

Third Battle of Nanking ( 06-10-30 )

The Third Battle of Nanking was the last major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion, occurring in 1864 after the death of the king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan. There were probably more than a million troops in the battle and the Taiping army sustained 100,000 dead (and many more wounded) in the three day clash. Following the defeat of the Taiping army the Imperial troops, commanded by Zeng Guofan, slaughtered much of the city's population. Nanking had been the capital of the ...

Battle of Foochow ( 06-10-30 )

Battle of Yalu River ( 06-10-30 )

Battle of Yalu River-Background ( 06-10-30 )

Battle of Zhennan Pass ( 06-10-30 )

Background of the Battle of Hefei ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Fancheng ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Hefei ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Mount Dingjun ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Tong Gate ( 06-10-12 )

Aftermath of the Goguryeo-Sui Wars ( 06-10-12 )

Background of the Battle of Feishui ( 06-10-12 )

Background of the Goguryeo-Sui Wars ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Caishi ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Feishui ( 06-10-12 )

Battle of Hulao ( 06-10-12 )