The Taiping Rebellion Part 4: The Murder of Yang Xiuqing
Channel: The Chinese Revolution
Date: 18/11/2023

The Taiping defeat a besieging army. Assassinations rock the Heavenly Capital. First, Yang Xiuqing, the East King, is assassinated and then the North King.   The Heavenly King, Hong Xiuquan has lost his best strategist.  

The Taiping lose central strategic leadership and Taiping commanders begin to operate autonomously. 

The Hunan Provincial Army, led by Zeng Guofan, advances along the Yangtze River. 

The British, led by Lord Elgin, are not amused with the Taiping Rebellion.

This is episode 13 in the Chinese Revolution series.

Images: "Zeng Guofan.png" by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.