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.

June. Suicido of Hung Sew-tsuen, the Tien Wang.
July 19.-Fall of Nanking.

August.-Execution of the Chung Wang.

Wuchu evacuated by the Tai-pings, who disappear from
the provinces of Kiangsoo and Chekiang.

Establishment of a camp at the Fung-wang Shan, near
Shanghai, for disciplining the Chinese troops.

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
Forces.

June.-Death of Burgevine.

July. The Tai-pings finally disappear in the mountains between
the provinces of Quangtung, Fukien, and Kiangsi.

The Nien-fei give much trouble in the valley of the Yellow
River, and the Mohammedan rebels in Shensi.

Prince Kung made Inspector-General of all Military Camps,
as a counterpoise to Tseng Kwo-fan.

1866.-Defeats of the Nien-fei and Mohammedan rebels.

A Chinese Commissioner sent to Europe, and received by her
Majesty the Queen.

1867.-Improved state of China.

The Nien-fei again give trouble, and escape through the lines of
Governor-General Lí, but are dispersed in the end of the year.
Discussions arise in connection with the coming revision of the
Treaty of Tientsin.

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
K. QUANFULING

June 1860
Feb. 10, 1862

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 13, 1862

May 17, 1862 {

May 20, 1862

July 17, 1862

Aug. 2, 1862

Aug. 17, 1862

Ward and 100 Foreigners.
Ward and his Force.

British and French Admirals and
Ward's Force.

British and French Admirals and
Ward's Force.

British and French Admirals and
General Staveley and Force; Ad-
miral Hope wounded.

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-
ish and French Naval Forces with
Ward's Force.

Captain Dew and Encounter, &c. &c.
British and French Forces.

British and French Forces; French
Admiral Protet killed.

British and French Forces.

Ward's Force.

Captain Dew and Contingents.
Ward's Force.

Sept. 21, 1862 {Ward killed; Captain Dew and Con

tingents.

Captain Dew and Contingents.
British and French Forces.
Burgevine and Ward's Force.
Captain Dew and Contingents.
Defeat; Holland.

Captain Dew and Contingents.

Colonel Gordon and Chinese Troops.
Colonel Gordon and Chinese Troops.
Colonel Gordon and Chinese Troops.

May 11, 1864 { Captured; Gordon's Force and Im

PART I.

THE ORIGIN OF THE REBELLION

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