Overview
Huang Chunxi was an official and General.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zichun | 子春 | Zǐchūn |
| Posthumous name | Zhongzhuang | 忠壯 | Zhōngzhuàng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1861 五月Killed in battle · Treatment Of Body dismembered and burned · At Erlangchang 二郎場Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 54, 64, 66
Attested activity
- AD 1861 五月Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 48, 54, 64
- AD 1857 咸豐七年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 41-42
- AD 1853 咸豐三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 40
- AD 1859 咸豐九年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 45
- AD 1860 咸豐十年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 48, 51
- AD 1847 道光二十七年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 37-38
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Huang Chunxi (黃淳熙父)father 父Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 42
Career and standing
- acting magistrate of Xiangxiang 署湘鄉AD 1857 咸豐七年 · Acted asDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 41
- acting magistrate of Huitong 署會同AD 1847 道光二十七年 · Acted asDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 38
- acting magistrate of Suining 署綏寧AD 1847 道光二十七年 · Acted asDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 38
- magistrate posted to Hunan 湖南即用知縣AD 1847 道光二十七年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 38
- listed for circuit intendant 以道員記名AD 1860 咸豐十年 · ListedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 48-49
- prefect 知府AD 1860 咸豐十年 · PromotedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 48-49
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- recalled to service by Governor Luo Bingzhang 強起AD 1853 咸豐三年 · RecalledDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 40
- mourning favors 賜恤GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 67
- provincial administration commissioner (posthumous) 贈布政使AD 1860 to AD 1861 咸豐十年至十一年 · Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 66-67
- Academician of the Grand Secretariat (posthumous) 加贈內閣學士Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 66-67
- EnteredAD 1857 咸豐七年 · Mourning for fatherDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 41-42
- WithdrewRetired pleading illnessDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 38-39
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 38, 67
- At Poyang, Jiangxi 江西鄱陽Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 37
- AD 1857 咸豐七年At Xiangxiang 湘鄉 · Relation Moved family toDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 42-43
- AD 1860 咸豐十年At Sichuan 四川 · Relation Campaigned inDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 51
- AD 1847 道光二十七年At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 38
- AD 1860 咸豐十年Organization Guoyi Battalion 果毅營 · Relation CommandedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 50
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1847 道光二十七年 · Credential metropolitan graduate 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 38
Events and relationships
- Declined Zeng Guofan's invitation to join the Zhejiang campaign staffDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 42, 44
- Fought through Yong, Dao, Sui, and Jing; recovered Yizhang and Guiyang; more than thirty victoriesAD 1860 咸豐十年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 48-49
- Led his troops as the army's spearhead up the gorges via Wanxian to relieve ShunqingAD 1860 to AD 1861 咸豐十年至十一年 · Military · Vanguard · At Shunqing 順慶Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 51-53
- Marched at the fifth watch, drove rebels from Yanziwowo, pressed Erlangchang; sensed ambush and searched the flanksAD 1861 五月 · Military · Commander · At Erlangchang 二郎場Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 54, 60-61
- Moved his family to Xiangxiang after Poyang fell to rebelsMigration · Householder · At Xiangxiang 湘鄉Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 42-43
- Pursued rebels to Dingyuan, burned more than twenty stockades, killed or captured several thousandAD 1861 五月 · Military · Commander · At Dingyuan 定遠Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 51, 54-55
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- Raised 1600 militiamen to defend the provincial capital and sortied against rebelsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 45
- Rebels awed by his army did not pursue; remnants withdrew and rebels fledAD 1861 五月 · Military · Fallen commanderDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 64-65
- Routed Shi Dakai's detachments at Guagou Ridge, night attacked the eastern pass camp, pursued to Jiang and LanDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 46
- Surrounded in the mire, killed more than ten rebels by hand, fell to a spear; body dismembered and burnedAD 1861 五月 · Military · Commander · At Erlangchang 二郎場Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 54, 64
- Used fog to defeat Lai Yuxin and stormed Shanmugen and HuangmazhaiDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 47
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment blunt integrity made him unpopular · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 39
- Assessment exceptional governance as acting magistrate of Xiangxiang · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 41
- Assessment though he died in battle the Hunan army's prestige was restored · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 66
- Assessment troops elite and battle-hardened · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Liu Rong (劉蓉)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 51
References in the histories
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