Chen Shi (陳湜) | 24 Histories

Overview

Chen Shi was an official and Military Officer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Fangxian	舫仙	Fǎngxiān

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1868 同治七年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 208-210
AD 1864 同治三年六月
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 203
AD 1863 同治二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 202
AD 1866 同治五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 206
AD 1862 同治元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 201
AD 1867 同治六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 207-208

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AD 1865 同治四年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 204-205
AD 1857 咸豐七年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 189-191
AD 1859 咸豐九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 195
AD 1858 咸豐八年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 192-194
AD 1856 咸豐六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 187-188
AD 1861 咸豐十一年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 199-200
AD 1860 咸豐十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 196-198

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Father of Chen Shi (陳湜之父)
father 父
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 191

Career and standing

provincial surveillance commissioner of Shaanxi 陝西按察使
AD 1865 同治四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 204
provincial surveillance commissioner (listed) 按察使記名
AD 1864 同治三年六月 · Listed for
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 203
circuit commissioner 道員
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Promoted to
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 199-200
provincial surveillance commissioner of Shanxi 山西按察使
AD 1865 同治四年 · Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 204
Zhuoyong Batulu 著勇巴圖魯
AD 1863 同治二年 · Awarded
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 202
Pardoned
AD 1868 同治七年冬 · Exile
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 210

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Sentenced
AD 1868 同治七年 · Exile · At Xinjiang 新疆
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 209
Stripped of office
AD 1868 同治七年 · Dismissal
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 209

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 187
At Xiangxiang, Hunan 湖南湘鄉
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 187
AD 1867 同治六年
At Fenzhou 汾州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 207

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Summary five defensive plans and river flotilla between Longmen and Dizhu
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 205
Proposal · Author · Summary proposed damming Zongyang Mouth and holding Jixian Pass
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 197

Events and relationships

Assisted
AD 1856 咸豐六年 · Military · Staff officer · With Zeng Guoquan (曾國荃)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 188
Besieged
AD 1860 咸豐十年 · Military · Commander · At Anqing 安慶
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 196-199
Blocked crossing
AD 1866 同治五年 · Military · Commander · With Zhang Zongwan (張總愚) · At Wei River 渭
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 206
Captured
AD 1864 同治三年六月 · Military · Commander · At Jiangning 江寧
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 203
Relation Subordinate of · Person Zeng Guoquan (曾國荃)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 188, 196, 201
Relation Subordinate of · Person Jiang Yili (蔣益澧)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 192

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History

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 432Volume 432 Biographies 219: Xiao Qijiang, Zhang Yunlan, Tang Xunfang, Jiang Ningxue, Chen Shi, Li Yuandu · 12 passages

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陳湜，字舫仙，湖南湘鄉人。 Chen Shi, styled Fangxian, came from Xiangxiang in Hunan.

咸豐六年，曾國荃赴援江西，招湜襄軍事，從克安福、萬安。 In 1856 Zeng Guoquan marched to aid Jiangxi, brought Shi into his staff, and took Anfu and Wan'an.

國荃奔喪去軍，湜代領其眾。 When Guoquan went home for his father's mourning, Shi took command of his troops.

賊趨桂林，湜率四營遏之於大灣車埠，敗之，乘勝劃蘇橋壘。 When the rebels moved on Guilin, Shi led four battalions to stop them at Dawanchebu, routed them, and pressed on to destroy the fort at Suqiao.

九年，石達開圍寶慶，湜募千人出祁陽赴援，與李續宜夾擊破之。 In 1859, when Shi Dakai besieged Baoqing, Shi raised a thousand men from Qiyang, joined Li Xuyi in a converging attack, and broke the siege.

十年，曾國荃圍安慶，使湜總軍事。 In 1860, when Zeng Guoquan besieged Anqing, he put Shi in charge of the campaign.

湜規地形，請堨樅陽口蓄水阻援賊，力扼集賢關，從之。 Shi studied the ground and proposed damming Zongyang Mouth to flood the approaches and block relief columns while holding Jixian Pass hard; his plan was adopted.

二年，城圍合，湜當西路，克江東橋、七甕橋、紫金山諸隘，賜號著勇巴圖魯。 In 1863 the ring closed; Shi held the west, took Jiangdong Bridge, Qiweng Bridge, Purple Mountain, and other passes, and was awarded the Manchu title Zhuoyong Batulu.

三年六月，克江寧，湜入旱西門，遇李秀成率死黨出走，逆擊反奔，尋為他軍所擒，以按察使記名。 In the sixth month of 1864 Nanjing fell; Shi entered Hanxi Gate, met Li Xiucheng fleeing with his hard core, turned and drove them back, and Li was soon taken by another column; Shi was placed on the list for provincial surveillance commissioner.

五年，捻酋張總愚謀渡渭，湜令水師焚三河口浮橋，督民團備渭北，賊不得逞。 In 1866 the Nian chief Zhang Zongyu tried to cross the Wei; Shi had the fleet burn the pontoon at Sanhekou, organized militia north of the Wei, and blocked the crossing.

六年，命湜駐汾州，節制文武。 In 1867 he was ordered to garrison Fenzhou with authority over civil and military officials.

湜以疏防褫職，譴戍新疆，巡撫鄭敦謹疏請留防。 He was dismissed for negligent defense and ordered to Xinjiang; Governor Zheng Dunjin asked that he be kept on defensive duty.