HILD 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Yang Xiuqing, Zeng Guofan, Huai Army
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Foreign arms, beer weaponry at the time. Shifted their stance, initially waiting to see what will happen. If the taiping leaders were unified, worked together, then what happened would be very different. Local militias were led by local elite; played a major role in defeating the. When we speak about the qing militia, we primarily focus on the xiang and huai armies. Official that was at home, mourning his mother. If a parent died, you observed mourning for three years (25 months) If you were an official, you were to return home and mourn. Local elite that helped fight the taiping forces. Known as a person who was not hesitant. Personally selected officers for his army who also selected their own soldiers. Yang xiuqing (east king) and other kings . Hong xiuqing directed north king to take care of yang xiuqing. Was criticized then killed the criticizer and their family. 10 years of warfare in the south.
