Chen Kunshu
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Chen Kunshu ( ?---May 1864), eminent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion
, and known during his military tenure as the King of Who (護王) (means Prince Protector) . He led Taiping forces to many military victories especially the Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan
. He was executed by Li Hongzhang
after interrogation in 1864,Chen is important general and soul person for late-Taiping Rebellion
.
Hong use Chen for balance Li Xiucheng
too large power with merit originally.
It made Zeng Guofan
offer a reward of 50,000 silver tael
to arrest alive Chen and death 25,000 tael(then a soldier salary was 2 silver tael
one month ).
Western Front
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who, having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty...
, and known during his military tenure as the King of Who (護王) (means Prince Protector) . He led Taiping forces to many military victories especially the Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan
Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan
The Second rout of the Jiangnan Army Group or the Jiangnan DaYing; was the deployment of the Qing government's Green Standard Army to crush the Taiping Rebellion...
. He was executed by Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang
Li Hongzhang or Li Hung-chang , Marquis Suyi of the First Class , GCVO, was a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire...
after interrogation in 1864,Chen is important general and soul person for late-Taiping Rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who, having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty...
.
Hong use Chen for balance Li Xiucheng
Li Xiucheng
Li Xiucheng was an eminent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as the Loyal King . This title was given because a Qing general attempted to bribe him to kill Hong Xiuquan, but he refused and told Hong Xiuquan. His many victories also made Hong very happy...
too large power with merit originally.
Wins
Eastern Front- Second rout the Army Group JiangnanSecond rout the Army Group JiangnanThe Second rout of the Jiangnan Army Group or the Jiangnan DaYing; was the deployment of the Qing government's Green Standard Army to crush the Taiping Rebellion...
(1860): - 26 May:occupied ChangzhouChangzhouChangzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, Jinling, and Wujin. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhenjiang to the...
- 30 May:occupied WuxiWuxiWuxi is an old city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split in half by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou across the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south...
- 2 June:occupied SuzhouSuzhouSuzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
- 13 June:occupied Wujiang, JiangsuWujiang, JiangsuWujiang is a county-level city in the southernmost of Jiangsu province, South East China. The total area of Wujiang is 1,176 square kilometers, with a population of 1.5 million.-Geography:...
- 15 June:occupied JiaxingJiaxingJiaxing is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north....
It made Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty in China....
offer a reward of 50,000 silver tael
Tael
Tael can refer to any one of several weight measures of the Far East. Most commonly, it refers to the Chinese tael, a part of the Chinese system of weights and currency....
to arrest alive Chen and death 25,000 tael(then a soldier salary was 2 silver tael
Tael
Tael can refer to any one of several weight measures of the Far East. Most commonly, it refers to the Chinese tael, a part of the Chinese system of weights and currency....
one month ).
- Battle of Shanghai (1861—1863)
- Battle of CixiBattle of CixiThe Battle of Cixi or Battle of Tzeki was a decisive victory for Qing imperial forces led by the American soldier of fortune, Frederick Townsend Ward against Taiping Rebels in late Qing Dynasty China. By 1862 Ward, who recently scored several victories for the imperial forces, had raised an army...
(1862)
Western Front
- Battle of SanheBattle of SanheThe Battle of Sanhe was a major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion, occurring in 1858. During this battle, the crack troops of Zeng Guofan’s Hunan Army was lost, along with one of its most capable commanders, Li Xubin.-Prelude:In August, 1858, Taiping Army took Luzhou , modern day Anhui, and...
(1858)