Xiang Rong - Wounded

Wounded

He and his vice commander Zhang Guoliang commanded a 90,000 man force together from April 1853.

In 1856, Xiang Rong's army fought against Qin Rigang for one month and was defeated by Qin Rigang's militia, Xiang Rong was wounded and died after several days in Danyang City.

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