deaths
August 7, 1864
Li Xiucheng, Chinese field marshal (born 1823)
Li Xiucheng
Li Xiucheng was a military rebel commander opposing the Qing dynasty during the Taiping Rebellion. He was born to a peasant family. In 1864, he was captured and interrogated following the third and final Battle of Nanjing. He was then executed by Zeng Guofan.