Historedia
Person

Zeng Guofan

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1862–1864

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Zeng Guofan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Third Battle of Nanking

    1862–1864

    Role: Commander of Xiang Army

    1. May 1862 · TianjingSiege of Nanjing

      Zeng Guofan's Xiang Army began besieging Nanjing in May 1862 after recapturing Anqing, setting the stage for the final battle.

    2. July 1864 · TianjingFall of Nanjing

      Imperial armies captured Nanjing in July 1864 after protracted street-by-street fighting, marking the destruction of the Taiping regime.

    3. 25 October 1864 · Capture location not stated in supplied passages; resistance pushed into Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong highlandsCapture of Tianguifu

      Tianguifu was captured on 25 October 1864, pushing remaining Taiping resistance into southern highlands.

Sources

  1. Taiping Rebellion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06