Xiang Rong
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Xiang Rong 向榮 born in Wuxi County
Chongqing
, was a general promoted from the ranks of a foot soldier in Qing Dynasty. He was involved in early military operations against the Taiping reform movement
in Guangxi
from 1850. From then he was a Senior Colonel
，after one year the military promoted him be the tidu of Guangxi, even though he failed, he made the Taiping believers run away from Guangxi.
Continuing after Guangxi, Xiang Rong never gave up and tracked Taiping across 3 province
s，His Jiang Nan Da Ying army was constantly defeated by the Taiping rebel army outside Nanjing. The Taiping rebel army broke through his various encirclements and occupied Wuhan
and Nanjing
and gave rise to this huge civil war
of the 19th century.
commanded a 90,000 together from April 1853.
In 1856, Xiang Rong's army combated against Qin Rigang
for one month and was defeated by Qin Rigang's militia
,Xiang Rong wounded and died after several days in the Danyang City.
Wuxi County
Wuxi County is a county of Chongqing Municipality in China. The population of Wuxi is 514,200,it covers 4030 square kilometers, its GDP per capita is $3500 in year 2010 and urban population is 43,000 according to 2010 census....
Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
, was a general promoted from the ranks of a foot soldier in Qing Dynasty. He was involved in early military operations against the Taiping reform movement
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who, having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty...
in Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
from 1850. From then he was a Senior Colonel
Senior Colonel
Senior Colonel is a field grade officer rank placed between a regular Colonel and a Major General. The rank typically exists in militaries that do not maintain a rank of Brigadier General/Brigadier....
，after one year the military promoted him be the tidu of Guangxi, even though he failed, he made the Taiping believers run away from Guangxi.
Continuing after Guangxi, Xiang Rong never gave up and tracked Taiping across 3 province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
s，His Jiang Nan Da Ying army was constantly defeated by the Taiping rebel army outside Nanjing. The Taiping rebel army broke through his various encirclements and occupied Wuhan
Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...
and Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
and gave rise to this huge civil war
Civil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state....
of the 19th century.
Wounded
He and his vice commander Zhang GuoliangZhang GuoLiang
Zhang Guoliang , born in Guangdong, was a Field Marshal for the Qing dynasty. He was a scion of a Meizhou family who led Chinese military operations. He raised the Green Standard Army by 250,000 to fight against the Taiping Rebellion in the second rout the Army Group Jiangnan in 1860 and was...
commanded a 90,000 together from April 1853.
In 1856, Xiang Rong's army combated against Qin Rigang
Qin Rigang
Qin Rigang , was a Hakka military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, known during his military tenure as the King of Yen or Yan King , which means swallow. He served under Hong Xiuquan's Taiping Administration and led Taiping forces to many military victories...
for one month and was defeated by Qin Rigang's militia
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
,Xiang Rong wounded and died after several days in the Danyang City.