Qing · General

Bao Chao 鮑超

Bào Chāo

Attested AD 1859 - AD 1860

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Bao Chao was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1859 咸豐九年冬
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 14
AD 1860 咸豐十年正月
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 19

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 14, 19
AD 1860 咸豐十年正月
Organization Bao's army 鮑軍 · Relation Commanded
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 19

Events and relationships

Penned in at Xiaochi Post while relief columns were beaten back
AD 1859 咸豐九年冬 · Military · Besieged commander · At Xiaochi Post 小池驛
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 14

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 433Volume 433 Biographies 220: Jin Guochen, Huang Chunxi, Wu Kunxiu, Kang Guoqi, Li Hezhang Younger Brother: Zhao Qing, Wu Yulan · 2 passages

陳玉成糾眾數十萬，結捻匪龔瞎子圍鮑超於小池驛，救兵迭失利。 Chen Yucheng raised several hundred thousand men, allied with the Nian bandit Gong Xiazi, and penned Bao Chao in at Xiaochi Post, while one relief force after another was beaten back.

林翼疏陳：「非鮑軍之堅忍，不能久持； Linyi wrote in a memorial: "Without the steadfast endurance of Bao's army the line could not have been held so long;