Jiang Zhongyuan (江忠源)

Overview

Jiang Zhongyuan was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1853 三年正月
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 399, passages 146, 148-149

Career and standing

Hubei provincial judge 湖北按察使
AD 1853 三年正月 · Held · At Hubei 湖北
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 148

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 148

Events and relationships

Arrived to aid
AD 1853 三年正月 · Military · Reliever · With Zhang Fei (張芾) · At Nanchang 南昌
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 148
Repelled rebels repeatedly
AD 1853 三年正月 · Military · Commander · At Nanchang 南昌 · Outcome Siege lasted three months; rebels fled east
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 149

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 148

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 399Volume 399 Biographies 186: Lv Xianji, Zou Minghe, Dai Xi, Tang Yifen, Zhang Fei, Huang Cong, Tao Tingjie, Feng Peiyuan, Sun Mingen, Shen Bingyuan, Zhang Xigeng · 2 passages

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芾奏調湖北按察使江忠源來援，甫至而賊船直抵城下，芾率官紳嬰城固守，賊穴道轟城，壞而復完。 Fei memorialized to bring Hubei provincial judge Jiang Zhongyuan to his aid. Jiang had just arrived when rebel boats reached the city walls. Fei led officials and gentry in a desperate defense; the rebels tunneled under the wall and blasted it, but the breach was repaired.

總兵馬濟美戰歿城外，賴江忠源迭戰卻賊，被圍凡三閱月，賊乃東走，由九江趨安徽。 Brigade commander Ma Jimei was killed fighting outside the walls. Thanks to Jiang Zhongyuan's repeated victories, the city held through a three-month siege before the rebels finally fled east through Jiujiang toward Anhui.