 The Qing were successful, and after a number of hard-fought battles they recaptured all of Zhejiang.Li Shixian's rebel forces were reduced from about 350,000 at the outset of the campaign to around 200,000 in 1864, when the Taiping capital of Nanjing fell.After the capital fell, Li Shixian again successfully broke out with his remaining army and escaped along the coast to Fujian Province (Battle of Fujian).