Chinese Revolutions is a podcast showing how China came to be the way it is today. We are looking at modern Chinese history through the lens of revolutionary movements from the Opium Wars to the present.
The Communist Party of China inherits quite a lot from previous revolutionary movements, and the Chinese nationalism it brings forward all come from somewhere. Here, we’re going to find out.
Your host, Nathan Bennett, lived in China for seven years. This podcast is a love letter and a farewell letter to that country.
All content for Chinese Revolutions: A History Podcast is the property of Nathan Bennett and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Chinese Revolutions is a podcast showing how China came to be the way it is today. We are looking at modern Chinese history through the lens of revolutionary movements from the Opium Wars to the present.
The Communist Party of China inherits quite a lot from previous revolutionary movements, and the Chinese nationalism it brings forward all come from somewhere. Here, we’re going to find out.
Your host, Nathan Bennett, lived in China for seven years. This podcast is a love letter and a farewell letter to that country.
S01E33 Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Anqing Begins
In this episode, we wrap up a bunch of episodes on Zeng Guofan. We talk about the human element in war, how Zeng Guofan is conserving his troops' morale and will to fight, and how he's taking on much larger numbers through careful strategy and tactics.
The American Civil War (1861-1865) was contemporaneous with a lot of the Taiping Rebellion, and a lot of what motivated the troops was the same: did the general have an idea how to win? were they fighting for home? I draw some parallels from that war to illustrate Taiping Rebellion military realities.
In following episodes we'll get back to looking at how it's going on the Taiping side of things. This episode wraps up the look at opposition to the Taiping finally coming together.
If You'd Like to Support the Podcast
Subscribe, share, leave a rating.
Give once, give monthly at www.buymeacoffee.com/crpodcast
Subscribe to the substack newsletter at https://chineserevolutions.substack.com/
Also...
Please reach out at chineserevolutions@gmail.com and let me know what you think!
Chinese Revolutions: A History Podcast
Chinese Revolutions is a podcast showing how China came to be the way it is today. We are looking at modern Chinese history through the lens of revolutionary movements from the Opium Wars to the present.
The Communist Party of China inherits quite a lot from previous revolutionary movements, and the Chinese nationalism it brings forward all come from somewhere. Here, we’re going to find out.
Your host, Nathan Bennett, lived in China for seven years. This podcast is a love letter and a farewell letter to that country.
