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COMMANDER // 1810–1860

Zhang Guoliang

Qing dynasty1 battle1 war

Lifespan

18101860

181018201830184018501860Taiping Rebellion · 1851-1864Battle of Jiangnan (1860) — May 15, 1860 · Qing dynasty · Taiping Rebellion

Active service 18601 battle across 1 war; first command at age 50.

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Zhang Guoliang, born in Guangdong, was a Field Marshal for the Qing dynasty. He was born in Gaoyao, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, although Qing stated that he was from Meixian, Guangdong. He was originally a bandit in Guangxi but later joined the Qing Army. He helped to raise the Green Standard Army to 250,000 to fight against the Taiping Rebellion. In the second rout of Army Group Jiangnan in 1860 he was defeated by Li Xiucheng. Zeng Guofan praised Zhang and said he was Jiangnan's "Great Wall of China."

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