Battle of Fujian

Not to be confused with Battle of Fuzhou.

The Battle of Fujian (August 1864 – June 1865) was fought between forces of the Qing Dynasty and rebels from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. By October 1864 around 12,000 pro-Taiping forces commanded by the Shi King Li Shixian had captured Jianning, Shaowu, Tingzhou and Zhangzhou.^[1] They held the city for several months until surrendering in the next summer. The Qing recovered territories in Fujian previously lost to the rebels.

Battle of Fujian
Date August 1864 – June 1865[citation needed] Location Fujian, China Result Qing Dynasty victory Territorial changes Qing recover previously lost territories in Fujian
Belligerents
Qing Dynasty	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Zuo Zongtang	Li Shixian
Strength
130,000 Xiang Army	280,000 Taipings
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown