Battle of Nanchang

Timeline

1. 1648Nanchang · JiangxiJin Shenghuan and Wang Deren killed Qing officials, held Nanchang and turned against Qing, adopting the Yongli era name and sending envoys to contact Southern Ming. For a time prefectures across Jiangxi responded; the Qing court was shaken and mobilized a large army south to suppress the revolt.
2. 1648Outside Nanchang city · JiangxiQing general Tan Tai led a Manchu-Han allied force to besiege Nanchang and cut its supply lines. Wang Deren sortieing for field battle was repulsed; the defenders were trapped in an isolated city with no outside relief, and the situation grew increasingly desperate.
3. 1648Nanchang city · JiangxiQing forces stormed Nanchang; Jin Shenghuan drowned himself, and Wang Deren was captured and executed. The Jiangxi turncoat forces were destroyed, and the Southern Ming Yongli court lost the strategic pivot for coordinating with the lower Yangtze.