A.D. 1863.-September.-Gordon invests Soochow. October.-Burgevine surrenders to Gordon. November.-Gordon defeated before Soochow. December.-Fall of Soochow. Execution of the Wangs. Gordon resigns command. 1864.-March.-Gordon resumes command and retakes the field. Hangchow captured by the Imperialists. Repulse of Gordon at Kintang. May.-Chanchu fu captured. Junc.-Suicide of Hung Sew-tsuen, the Tien Wang. August.-Execution of the Chung Wang. Wuchu evacuated by the Tai-pings, who disappear from Establishment of a camp at the Fung-wang Shan, near 1865.-April.-The remnants of the Tai-pings driven out of Changchow, near Amoy. May. Sankolinsin killed by the Nien-fei. Tseng Kwo-fan made Generalissimo of all the Imperial June.-Death of Burgevine. July.-The Tai-pings finally disappear in the mountains between The Nien-fei give much trouble in the valley of the Yellow Prince Kung made Inspector-General of all Military Camps, 1866.-Defeats of the Nien-fei and Mohammedan rebels. A Chinese Commissioner sent to Europe, and received by her 1867.-Improved state of China. The Nien-fei again give trouble, and escape through the lines of 1868. Lí crushes the Nien-fei in Shantung, but some parties of them escape and unite with the Mohammedan rebels in Chili, for which Lí is degraded at Peking, but he continues to pursue the rebels and drives them before him. LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN THE TAI-PINGS AND DISCIPLINED IMPERIALISTS, 1862-64. K. SUNGKIANG June 1860 Feb. 21, 1862 { March 1, 1862 K. KAJOW K. TSIDONG K. WONGKADZA April 4, 1862 . C. YUYOW K. SINGPOO - C. TSEKI May 1, 1862 May 10, 1862 May 17, 1862 { May 20, 1862 July 17, 1862 Aug. 2, 1862 Aug. 17, 1862 Ward and 100 Foreigners. British and French Admirals and British and French Admirals and British and French Admirals and British and French Naval Forces and Ward's Force. General Staveley and Force, and British and French Naval Forces with Ward's Force. General Staveley and Force, and British and French Naval Forces with Ward's Force. General Staveley and Force, and Brit- Captain Dew and Encounter, &c. &c. British and French Forces; French British and French Forces. Ward's Force. Captain Dew and Contingents. Sept. 21, 1862 {Ward killed; Captain Dew and Con tingents. Captain Dew and Contingents. Captain Dew and Contingents. Colonel Gordon and Chinese Troops. Colonel Gordon and Chinese Troops. Colonel Gordon and Force. K. PINGWANG Dec. 13, 1863 C. HAINING C. KASHING FU C. HANGCHOW K. KINTANG C. YECHANG C. SEMEN K. WAISSOO K. CHEWYUNG K. STOCKADES, WEST March 20, 1864 March 21, 1864 Franco-Chinese Troops. March 21, 1864 Repulse; Colonel Gordon and Force. March 21, 1864 Evacuated. March 31, 1864 April 7, 1864 April 11, 1864 GATE, CHANCHU FU April 23, 1864 { C. TEZIN K. CHANCHU FU K. CHANCHU FU K. TAYAN April 25, 1864 May 11, 1864 { May 13, 1864 Aug. 28, 1864 Defeat of Gordon's Force. Evacuated. Capture of position; Gordon & Force. Captured; Gordon's Force and Im- Defeat of Gordon's Force. Captured; Gordon's Force and Imperialists. Evacuated. Evacuated. Captured; Imperialists. |