Qing · Rebel

Chen Yucheng 陳玉成

Chén Yùchéng

Attested AD 1859

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Yucheng was a rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1859 咸豐九年冬
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 14

Places and affiliations

Polity Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國 · Relation Rebelled against Qing
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 14

Events and relationships

Mustered several hundred thousand, allied with Gong Xiazi, besieged Bao Chao at Xiaochi Post
AD 1859 咸豐九年冬 · Military · Commander · With Bao Chao (鮑超) · At Xiaochi Post 小池驛
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 14
Relation Allied with · Person Gong Xiazi (龔瞎子)
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 · 1 passage

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.