Suzhou Massacre POW Incident
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The Suzhou Massacre was an incident involving the Huai Army (淮軍) led by Li Hongzhang
in Suzhou
. The Taiping Army 200,000 surrendered to Li Hongzhang on December, 1863, but Li ordered the deaths of 10,000 POWs on the Temple of two towers in Suzhou
.
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang or Li Hung-chang , Marquis Suyi of the First Class , GCVO, was a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire...
in Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
. The Taiping Army 200,000 surrendered to Li Hongzhang on December, 1863, but Li ordered the deaths of 10,000 POWs on the Temple of two towers in Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
.