Chen Yucheng (陳玉成)

Overview

Chen Yucheng was a rebel and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1862 同治元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 82

Places and affiliations

Polity Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 82

Events and relationships

Routed and fled from Luzhou
AD 1862 同治元年 · Military · Commander · At Luzhou 廬州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 429, passage 82

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 429Volume 429 Biographies 216: Jiang Zhongyi, Zhou Kuanshi, Shi Qingji, Yu Jichang, Lin Wencha, Zhao Deguang, Zhang Wende · 1 passage

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進毀賊柵，樹雲梯攻城，賊方死拒，而陳玉成兵敗遽去，遂由西門攻入，克廬州。 He pushed forward, tore down the palisades, and raised scaling ladders while the defenders fought to the last; then Chen Yucheng's army was routed and fled, and Qingji entered through the west gate and took Luzhou.