Qing · Military Officer and Martyr

Liu Buchan 劉步蟾

First attested AD 1894; died AD 1895

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Buchan was a Military Officer and Martyr.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1895 二十一年正月
Died · At Weihai 威海
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 178

Attested activity

AD 1894 十二月
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 175
AD 1895 二十一年正月
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passages 178, 185

Career and standing

regional commander 總兵
AD 1894 十二月 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 175
Died
AD 1895 二十一年正月 · Martyr
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 178

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 175
AD 1894 十二月
At Weihai 威海 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 175

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 175
has a separate biography 自有傳
Field separate-biography · Statement Has a separate biography in this history
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 185

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 494Volume 494 Biographies 281: Loyal and Righteous 8 · 3 passages

十二月，日人棄西路，南擾山東，祖蓮佐總兵劉步蟾等守威海。 In the twelfth month the Japanese turned from the western front and raided Shandong; Zulian helped regional commander Liu Buchan defend Weihai.

二十一年正月，道員戴宗騫以力盡援絕投海，越數日，祖蓮與劉步蟾及總兵張文宣、楊用霖等俱死之。 In the first month of the twenty-first year (1895) circuit intendant Dai Zongqian, his strength spent and no relief coming, drowned himself; days later Zulian, Liu Buchan, and regional commanders Zhang Wenxuan and Yang Yonglin all died.

步蟾、宗騫自有傳。 Buchan and Zongqian have separate biographies.