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Events on Tuesday 25 April 1645 1
1645Yangzhou MassacreQing forces storm the city after Shi Kefa's defenseAfter a brief but fierce defense led by Ming loyalist general Shi Kefa, Qing forces under Prince Dodo breached Yangzhou's walls and massacred much of the population in reprisal for the resistance. The sack became one of the most infamous atrocities of the Qing conquest and a lasting symbol for later Ming loyalism.