Guo Songlin (郭松林)

Overview

Guo Songlin was a general and Military Officer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Wuzhuang	武壯	Wuzhuang

Life and dates

Death

AD 1880 光緒六年
Died in office
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 47

Attested activity

AD 1880 光緒六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 47
AD 1868 同治七年六月
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 43
AD 1868 同治七年春
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 41

Career and standing

provincial military commander of Hubei 湖北提督
AD 1868 同治七年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 46
provincial military commander of Zhili 直隸提督
AD 1868 同治七年 · Transferred
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 46
hereditary Commandant of Light Chariots 輕車都尉世職
AD 1868 同治七年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 45
exceptional mourning honors and special shrine 優恤，建專祠
AD 1880 光緒六年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 47
yellow riding jacket 黃馬褂
AD 1868 同治七年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 45

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 46
AD 1867 同治六年
Organization Wuyi Army 武毅軍 · Relation Commander of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 81

Works and attributed material

Narrative · Subject · silent subject of western Nian pacification rewards
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 45

Events and relationships

Defeated
AD 1868 同治七年 · Military · Commander · At Haifeng 海豐
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 42
Defeated
AD 1868 同治七年春 · Military · Commander · At Anping 安平
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 41
Defeated
AD 1868 同治七年春 · Military · Commander · At Chiping 茌平
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 41
Held cordon
AD 1868 同治七年 · Military · Commander · With Pan Dingxin (潘鼎新) · At Majia River 馬頰河
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 42
Home on leave then absent
AD 1866 to AD 1867 before Zeng Guofan Nian command · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 80
Intercepted
AD 1868 同治七年 · Military · Commander · With Liu Mingchuan (劉銘傳)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 44

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Pursued
AD 1868 同治七年 · Military · Commander · At Dezhou 德州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 42
Rejoined
AD 1867 同治六年 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 81
Shattered
AD 1868 同治七年六月 · Military · Commander · With Pan Dingxin (潘鼎新) · At Shahe 沙河
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 431, passage 43

References in the histories

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History

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 431Volume 431 Biographies 218: Guo Songlin, Li Changle, Yang Dingxun, Tang Diankui, Tang Dingkui, Teng Siwu, Luo Guozhong · 14 passages

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七年春，西捻犯畿輔，松林敗之安平，再破之茌平。 In the spring of 1868 the western Nian raided the capital districts. Songlin beat them at Anping and again at Chiping.

自臨邑築長圍至馬頰河，松林偕潘鼎新、王心安守之，敗賊於海豐，追至德州，歷十六晝夜，斬捕過半。 From Linyi they threw a long cordon to the Majia River, which Songlin held with Pan Dingxin and Wang Xin'an. They routed the rebels at Haifeng, chased them to Dezhou, and in sixteen days and nights killed or captured more than half the force.

六月，松林會潘鼎新大破之沙河，俘斬四千。 In the sixth month he and Pan Dingxin shattered the rebels at Shahe, killing or capturing four thousand.

捻走黃、運、徒駭河間，松林與銘傳縱橫要擊，張總愚赴水死。 The Nian fled among the Huang, Yun, and Tuhai rivers. Songlin and Mingchuan cut them off wherever they turned; Zhang Zongyu drowned himself.

光緒六年，卒於官，優恤，建專祠，諡武壯。 He died in office in 1880. The court granted exceptional mourning honors, built him a special shrine, and gave him the posthumous title Wuzhuang.

同治元年，以外委從郭松林隸淮軍，充營官。 In 1862, as an acting sub-officer, he followed Guo Songlin into the Huai Army and served as battalion commander.

戰四江口，松林軍方泰鎮，長樂率所部深入，近賊壘。 At Sijiangkou, while Songlin's main force was at Fangtai, Changle led his men deep into rebel territory until they were almost on the enemy stockade.

從松林自南漍攻賊右，連破賊營，直趨長涇。 With Songlin he attacked the rebel right from Nangang, stormed camp after camp, and pushed straight for Changjing.

李秀成圍大橋角營，從松林往援，奪其舟，賊退走，盡平梅村諸壘。 Li Xiucheng besieged the camp at Daqiaojiao. Changle went with Songlin to relieve it, seized the rebel boats, and drove them off until every fort around Meicun was cleared.

從松林進克浙江長興，以總兵記名。 With Songlin he advanced into Zhejiang and took Changxing, and was entered on the rolls for major general.

四年春，從松林援福建，戰於海澄赤嶺。 In the spring of 1865 he followed Songlin to Fujian and fought at Chiling in Haicheng.

松林分兵為八隊，長樂居中當賊首李世賢，破走之，竄漳州。 Songlin split his force into eight columns. Changle took the center against the rebel chief Li Shixian, broke him, and drove him toward Zhangzhou.

曾國籓督師剿捻匪，松林已歸，長樂代將其眾以從，兼統忠樸三營，為游擊之師，轉戰河南、山東間。 When Zeng Guofan took command against the Nian, Songlin had gone home. Changle led his old troops in his stead, also took the three Zhongpu battalions as a mobile strike force, and fought back and forth between Henan and Shandong.

六年，李鴻章代國籓督師，松林復至軍，增松林軍至二十餘營，號武毅軍，長樂所部曰武毅軍前軍。 In 1867 Li Hongzhang replaced Guofan as commander. Songlin rejoined the army, which was expanded to more than twenty battalions as the Wuyi Army; Changle's command became its vanguard.