Li Changgeng (李長庚)

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Changgeng as a general, military officer, and named individual. This record brings together 7 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Changgeng	李長庚	Lǐ Chánggēng
Personal name	Li Changgeng	李長庚	Lǐ Chánggēng
Personal name	Li Changgeng	李長庚
Personal	Li Changgeng	李長庚
Title	Regional Commander	提督

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:335:s0090, qingshigao:364:s0015

Roles

General
Military Officer
Named Individual

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died in battle · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 嘉慶十年 · Western Year: AD 1805
Explicit · qingshigao:364:s0026

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾隆二十五年 · Western Year: AD 1760
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:335:s0090
Source Date: Text: 嘉慶九年 · Western Year: AD 1804
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:362:s0132, qingshigao:362:s0135
Source Date: Text: 嘉慶五年至十年 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1800 · End: AD 1805
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:364:s0015, qingshigao:364:s0026

Career and standing

Office: Commander of Dinghai / 定海鎮總兵 · Action: held
Explicit · qingshigao:364:s0015
Office: Provincial commander-in-chief / 提督 · Action: promoted
Explicit · qingshigao:364:s0022

Places and affiliations

Polity: Qing / 清 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:335:s0090
Polity: Qing / 清 · Relation: served
Explicit · qingshigao:364:s0015

Works and attributed material

Work: biography of Li Changgeng / 李長庚傳 · Relation: subject-of
Explicit · qingshigao:335:s0090

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: naval commander · Action: repeatedly pursued Cai Qian but died in battle after losing official support · Other Person Id: Cai Qian (蔡牽) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 嘉慶五年至十年 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1800 · End: AD 1805
Explicit · qingshigao:364:s0022, qingshigao:364:s0025, qingshigao:364:s0026

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 335Volume 335 Biographies 122: Fu Senga, Yi Leitu, Hu Gui, Yu Jin Ao, Yin Dexi, Gang Ta · 1 passage

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子振聲，附李長庚傳。 His son Zhensheng is treated in the biography of Li Changgeng.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 362Volume 362 Biographies 149: Fang Ji, Zhu Erhan, Yang Hu, Liao Yin, Chen Changqi, Zhu Ergenge, Cha Chonghua · 1 passage

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與提督李長庚深相結納，俾無掣肘，鞫海盜必詳盡得其情。 He formed a close alliance with Regional Commander Li Changgeng so neither would hamper the other, and in interrogating captured pirates he always extracted every detail.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 364Volume 364 Biographies 151: Ruan Yuan, Wang Tingzhen, Tang Jinzhao · 5 passages

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夏，寇大至，元赴台州督剿，請以定海鎮總兵李長庚總統三鎮水師，並調粵、閩兵會剿。 That summer the raiders came in strength; Yuan went to Taizhou to direct the campaign, asked that Dinghai commander Li Changgeng command all three fleets, and mobilized Guangdong and Fujian forces for a joint campaign.

李長庚巳擢提督，元集貲與造霆船成，配巨砲，數破牽於海上。 Li Changgeng had been promoted to provincial commander; Yuan raised funds to build "thunder" warships with heavy guns and repeatedly defeated Qian at sea.

偕總督玉德奏請以李長庚總督兩省水師，數逐蔡牽幾獲，而玉德遇事仍掣肘。 With Governor Yu De he asked that Li Changgeng command both provinces' fleets; Li several times nearly took Cai Qian, but Yu De still obstructed him.

十年，元丁父憂去職，長庚益無助，復與總督阿林保不協，久無成功，遂戰歿。 In year 10 Yuan left on mourning for his father; Changgeng lacked backing, quarreled again with Governor Alinbao, made no headway for long, and finally fell in battle.

時用長庚部將王得祿、邱良功為兩省提督，協力勦賊，元議海戰分兵隔賊船之策，專攻蔡牽。 Wang Delu and Qiu Lianggong, former subordinates of Changgeng, were made commanders of the two provinces and cooperated against the pirates; Yuan urged dividing forces at sea to cut off enemy ships and focus on Cai Qian.