The Qing government had in 1680 recovered the provinces of Hunan, ...

...Guizhou, ...

...Guangxi and ...

...Sichuan, previously captured by the rebels; ...

...Wu Shifan retreats in October back to Kunming.

Zheng Jing's forces are defeated near Xiamen in 1680 and forced to withdraw back to Taiwan.

Shang Zhixin is forced to commit suicide in 1680, while ...

Zheng Jing, after losing a major naval battle to Chinese Qing admiral Shi Lang, is forced in 1680 to order the abandonment of Xiamen, ...

...Quemoy and ...

...the Pescadores islands.