[1] It was intended to march along the Yangtze River and ultimately meet with the concurrent Northern Expedition in Sichuan.

[10] In doing so, Hu defeated a small force led by Jiang Zhongyuan, who subsequently committed suicide.

[12] Lai was replaced by Wei Jun and Shi Zhenxiang, who moved into Hubei and Hunan, ultimately capturing Xiangtan on April 24, 1854.

[15] The Western Expedition ended in March 1856 when it was recalled to Nanjing to reinforce the besieged city.

[18] The Taiping's original, rapid drive transformed into a push-and-pull struggle, which provided the Qing with time to recover and build-up new armies with new leaders who ultimately doomed the rebellion.