01 / Overview
Taiping Rebellion
Date
1851–1864
Type
civil war
Battles & Operations
Duration
13 years 6 months 26 days
Participants
Weapon System
Conflict Intensity Catastrophic
Duration
4,951
days
Human Loss
60,000,000
total
Intensity
12,119
deaths / day
Intensity Rank
#4
/ 362 conflicts
Casualty Rank
#2
top 5%
ⓘ Intensity is based on the average daily death toll.
02 / Sides
Belligerents 3 participants
03 / Battles & Operations · 16 records
Battle Jintian Uprising 1851 Battle Battle of Changsha 1852 Battle Battle of Wuchang 1852 Battle Northern Expedition 1853–1855 Battle Battle of Nanjing 1853 Battle Western Expedition 1853 Battle Battle of Muddy Flat 1854 Battle Tianjing Incident 1856 Battle Battle of Sanhe 1858 Battle Battle of Jiangnan (1860) 1860 Battle Battle of Anqing 1861 Battle Battle of Shanghai 1861–1862 Battle Occupation of Ningbo 1861 Battle Battle of Cixi 1862 Battle Siege of Suzhou 1863 Battle Third Battle of Nanking 1864
04 / Weapons & Equipment · 5 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 5 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 2 years all equipment
Later stages: 2 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $30 · 1861 Sharps rifle
Weapons & Equipment5systems
Country
CATEGORY
Sharps rifleBolt-Action Rifles66Colt 1851 Navy RevolverRevolvers56Minié rifleBolt-Action Rifles53Sharps rifleBolt-Action Rifles66Colt 1851 Navy RevolverRevolvers56Minié rifleBolt-Action Rifles53Intrepid-class gunboatPatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft38Dreyse needle gunBolt-Action Rifles31Sharps rifleBolt-Action Rifles66Colt 1851 Navy RevolverRevolvers56Minié rifleBolt-Action Rifles53Dreyse needle gunBolt-Action Rifles31
Dreyse needle gunBolt-Action Rifles31Each system appears only once in the list.
📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature