Overview
Cao Wenzhao was a Ming General.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1633 七月Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 87
- AD 1633 三月Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 76
- AD 1633 二月Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 68
- AD 1633 五月Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 82
- AD 1633 六年正月Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 66
- AD 1632 十月Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 268, passages 43, 48, 53
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- AD 1633 四月Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 78-79
Career and standing
- Qin general 秦将Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 62
- commander of the Shaanxi and Shanxi generals 陕西山西诸将节制AppointedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 65
- merit listing 叙功Denied · Negated trueDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 57, 59
- first in merit 功第一AD 1632 十月 · Reported · Quantity Heads: 36600+Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 56
Places and affiliations
- Polity Ming 明 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of Ming 268, passage 43
- At Pingding 平定 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 71
- At Shaanxi 陜西 · Relation Campaigned inDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 57
Events and relationships
- AmbushedMilitary · Commander · At Qindi and Liucunzhai 芹地、刘村寨Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 77
- AmbushedMilitary · Commander · At southern plain 南原Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 44
- Broke ambushMilitary · Commander · At southern plain 南原Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passages 46-47
- Campaigned without rationsMilitary · Commander · At Xugou, Yu, and Dingxiang 徐沟、盂、定襄 · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Liu Zhongyun (刘中允)Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 74
- Defeated and capturedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 83
- DefeatedAD 1633 七月 · Military · Commander · At Chailing Village 柴陵村Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 87
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- DefeatedAD 1633 三月 · Military · Commander · At Zezhou 泽州Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 76
- DefeatedMilitary · Commander · At Tiger-and-Rhino Hollow, Ganquan 甘泉虎兕凹 · With He Huchen (贺虎臣), Yang Qi (杨麒)Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 49
- DefeatedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 80
- DefeatedMilitary · Commander · At Fangshan 方山Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 69
- DefeatedMilitary · Commander · At Licheng 黎城Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 81
- DefeatedMilitary · Commander · At Taigu, Fancun, and Yushe 太谷、範村、榆社Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 72
- DefeatedMilitary · Commander · At west of Maoling in Liaocheng 辽城毛岭山西Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 83
- Distinguished himselfDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 63
- Fought dozens of battlesMilitary · Commander · At Shaanxi 陜西Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 57
- KilledDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 68
- Marched to relieveMilitary · Commander · At Heshui 合水Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 43
- Merit suppressed by ministry of warAdministrative · SubjectDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 59
- Night raidAD 1633 四月 · Military · Commander · At Runcheng 润城Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 79
- Night raidMilitary · Commander · At Lin County 林县Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 86
- Ordered to HebeiMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 85
- PacifiedMilitary · Commander · At Wutai, Yu, Dingxiang, and Shouyang 五台、盂、定襄、寿阳Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 70
- Pursued and killedDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 87
- Pursued and routedMilitary · Commander · At Tongchuan Bridge 铜川桥 · With Bianjiao (变蛟), Ju (举), Jiamo (嘉谟), Fang Maogong (方茂功)Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 48
- PursuedMilitary · Commander · At between Longzhou, Pingliang, and Fengxiang 陇州、平、凤间Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 52
- Reached and defeatedAD 1633 六年正月 · Military · Commander · At Huozhou, Fen River, Yu, Shouyang 霍州、汾河、盂系、寿阳Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 66
- Won three battlesAD 1632 十月 · Military · Commander · At Awl Mountain, Yaozhou 耀州锥子山Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 53
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment greatest credit among dozens of Shaanxi battles · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 57
- Assessment long-established martial fame; folk rhyme that western rebels tremble at a Cao in the army · Mode quotation Speaker Zhang Chenji (张宸极)Directly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 62
- Assessment rumored dead during the fight · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · History of Ming 268, passage 45
References in the histories
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