Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Chen Dang 陳當

Attested AD 621

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Dang was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 621 武德四年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 92, passage 66

Events and relationships

Decoy torch ambush
Military · Commander · With Li Zitong (李子通) · At Dusong Ridge 獨松嶺
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 66
Relation Subordinate of · Person Wang Xiongdan (王雄誕)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 66

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 17: Du, Kan, Wang, Li, Yuan, Luo, Wang · 1 passage

子通以精兵保獨松嶺，雄誕遣將陳當率千兵出不意，乘高蔽崦，張疑幟，夜縛炬於樹，遍山澤。 Li Zitong held his crack troops on Dusong Ridge. Wang Xiongdan sent Chen Dang with a thousand men to take an unexpected route, stationing them high on the shaded slopes with many decoy banners. By night they bound torches to the trees until the hills and marshes blazed with light.