Tian Xingyu (田興恕)

Overview

Tian Xingyu was a general.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zhongpu	忠普	Zhongpu

Life and dates

Death

AD 1877 光緒三年
Died at home · At his home 家
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 93

Age

16
Reckoning Sui · As of enlistment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 56
24
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Reckoning Sui · As of frontier-command
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 85

Attested activity

AD 1862 同治元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 86-91
AD 1860 咸豐十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 73-80
AD 1861 咸豐十一年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 81-85
AD 1873 同治十二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 92
AD 1852 咸豐二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 55-59
AD 1877 光緒三年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 93

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AD 1855 咸豐五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 60
AD 1856 咸豐六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 61-62
AD 1857 咸豐七年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 63-67
AD 1858 咸豐八年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 68
AD 1859 咸豐九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 71-72
AD 1858 to AD 1859 咸豐八至九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 69-70

Career and standing

acting governor 署巡撫
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Acted as
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 81
acting provincial military commander of Guizhou 署貴州提督
AD 1859 咸豐九年 · Acted as
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 72
acting commander of the Guzhou garrison 署古州鎮總兵
AD 1858 to AD 1859 咸豐八至九年 · Acted as
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 70
imperial commissioner 欽差大臣
AD 1860 咸豐十年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 79
platoon officer 哨官
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 59
commander of Tiger Might Battalion 虎威營
AD 1856 咸豐六年 · Commanded
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 61

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provincial military commander 提督
AD 1860 咸豐十年 · Confirmed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 79
common soldier 行伍
Enlisted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 56
supervisor of Guizhou military affairs 督辦貴州軍務
AD 1859 咸豐九年 · Ordered
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 72
deputy commander 副將
AD 1858 咸豐八年 · Promoted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 68
concurrent governorship 兼職
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Removed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 85
brigadier's rank 總兵銜
AD 1858 咸豐八年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 68
Shangyong Batulu 尚勇巴圖魯
AD 1858 咸豐八年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 68
Zhiyong Batulu 摯勇巴圖魯
AD 1858 咸豐八年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 68
Shangyong and Zhiyong Batulu 尚勇、摯勇兩巴圖魯
AD 1858 咸豐八年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 68
Dismissed as imperial commissioner
AD 1862 同治元年 · Dismissal
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 86
Released from exile
AD 1873 同治十二年 · Release
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 92
sentenced to exile in Xinjiang 論罪遣戍新疆
AD 1862 同治元年 · Exiled
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 91
stripped of office for killing the missionary 坐褫職
AD 1862 同治元年 · Stripped of office
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 87

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 56, 79
At Zhengan, Hunan 湖南鎮筸
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 55
AD 1862 同治元年
At Gansu 甘肅 · Relation Traveled to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 91
AD 1862 同治元年
At Qinzhou 秦州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 91
AD 1862 同治元年
At Sichuan 四川 · Relation Sent to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 87
AD 1862 同治元年
At Xinjiang 新疆 · Relation Exiled to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 91

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AD 1860 咸豐十年
At Shiqian 石阡 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 73, 76
AD 1860 咸豐十年
At Sinan 思南 · Relation Campaign in
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 73
AD 1860 咸豐十年
At Tongren 銅仁 · Relation Traveled through
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 73
AD 1860 咸豐十年
At Yinjiang 印江 · Relation Captured
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 73
AD 1873 同治十二年
At native place 家 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 92
AD 1852 咸豐二年
At Changsha 長沙 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 57
AD 1856 咸豐六年
At Jiangxi 江西 · Relation Campaign in
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 62
AD 1859 咸豐九年
At Jingzhou 靖州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 72
AD 1858 to AD 1859 咸豐八至九年
At Guzhou 古州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 70
AD 1858 to AD 1859 咸豐八至九年
At Yongcong 永從 · Relation Campaign in
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 70
At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 55
At Zhengan 鎮筸 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 55
AD 1856 咸豐六年
Organization Tiger Might Battalion 虎威營 · Relation Commander of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 61
Organization Zhengan garrison 鎮筸鎮標 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 56

Works and attributed material

In upper Guizhou the roads fork... if they threaten Hunan, I will ride back to Jingzhou at once. 黔省上游道路分歧…窺楚，即馳還靖州。
Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · Addressee the throne · Mode quotation Speaker Tian Xingyu (田興恕)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 75-78
Victory depends on quality, not numbers. I was sent to lead the van. 兵在精不在多，原為前鋒。
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Xiao Qijiang (蕭啟江) · Mode quotation Speaker Tian Xingyu (田興恕)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 66
Tian is here! 田某在此！
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Tian Xingyu (田興恕)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 89

Events and relationships

Broke siege
AD 1862 同治元年 · Military · Rescuer · At Wangchao, Zunyi 遵義旺超 · With Luo Chongguang (勞崇光) · Summary Charged in shouting that Tian was there and escorted Lao Chongguang out 驟馬衝入…翼崇光出
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 88-90
Captured cities
AD 1858 咸豐八年 · Military · Commander · At Chongren, Le'an, Yihuang, Nanfeng 崇仁、樂安、宜黃、南豐
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 68
Captured nest
AD 1860 咸豐十年 · Military · Commander · At Maomaoshan 貓貓山
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 73
Captured
AD 1855 咸豐五年 · Military · Officer · At Chenzhou 郴州
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 60
Captured
AD 1856 咸豐六年 · Military · Officer · At Wanzai and Yuanzhou 萬載、袁州 · With Xiao Qijiang (蕭啟江)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 62
Defended
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Military · Defender · At Changsha 長沙
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 57

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First over the wall
AD 1857 咸豐七年 · Military · Stormer · At Linjiang 臨江 · Summary First over the mined breach, wounded again; city held 掘地道轟城，先登，再被創，賊死拒未下
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 65
Held bridge
AD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Reliever · At Baoqing / Jiugong Bridge 寶慶九鞏橋 · With Shi Dakai (石達開) · Summary Held Jiugong Bridge more than a month against Shi Dakai; then joined Li Xuyi's relief 扼九鞏橋，無日不戰，歷月餘…會李續宜援軍至
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 71
Killed thousands
AD 1857 咸豐七年 · Military · Commander · At Yinggangling 英岡嶺
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 64
Night raid
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Military · Volunteer · At west bank of the Xiang 湘江西岸 · Summary Crossed by boat, burned the rebel camp, swam to safety when pursued 夜浮小舟往，潛燔賊營…泅水免
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 58
Raised siege
AD 1858 to AD 1859 咸豐八至九年 · Military · Reliever · At Liping 黎平 · Summary Stormed the camp on arrival and lifted the Liping siege in three days 至即攻破賊營，連戰三日而圍解
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 70
Recovered cities
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Military · Commander · At Guihua, Libo, Dingfan, Guangshun, Dushan 歸化、荔波、定番、廣順、獨山
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 84
Relieved capital
AD 1860 咸豐十年 · Military · Commander · At Guizhou provincial capital / Dingfan 省城、定番
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 80
Retook city
AD 1857 咸豐七年 · Military · Commander · At Linjiang 臨江 · Summary Drove through the rebel line; banner feint; Linjiang recovered 率所部直貫賊陣…遂復臨江
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 67
Won repeated victories
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Military · Commander · At Guizhou 黔
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passages 82-83
Wounded and rescued
AD 1857 咸豐七年 · Military · Commander · At Yinggangling, Shanggao 上高英岡嶺 · Summary Surrounded, wounded in the left hand, lost his horse, fought on foot, rescued 深入被圍，左手受創，亡馬，步戰，他將馳救
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 63
Relation Commanded · Person Han Chao (韓超)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 76
Relation Replaced by · Person Han Chao (韓超)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 85
Relation Urged by · Person Liu Yuanhao (劉源灝)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 75
Relation Commanded · Person Shen Hongfu (沈宏富)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 76
Relation Commanded · Person Liu Yifang (劉義方)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 76
Relation Killed · Person Wen Nai'er (文乃爾)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 87
Relation Colleague of · Person Li Xuyi (李續宜)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 71
Relation Accepted surrender of · Person Chen Daliu (陳大六)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 84
Relation Rescued · Person Luo Chongguang (勞崇光)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 90
Relation Accepted surrender of · Person Jia Fubao (賈福保)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 84
Relation Disagreed with · Person Xiao Qijiang (蕭啟江)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 66
Relation Subordinate of · Person Xiao Qijiang (蕭啟江)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 62
Relation Appointed by · Person Luo Bingzhang (駱秉章)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 59
Relation Accepted surrender of · Person Tang Tianyou (唐天佑)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 84
Relation Accepted surrender of · Person Liu Tiancheng (柳天成)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 84
Relation Retained by · Person Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 91

Assessments and attributes

grew arrogant on his victories 恃功而驕，又不諳文法，左右用事
Assessment arrogant on his victories, unversed in bureaucratic law, let aides run affairs · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 85
Assessment Luo Bingzhang was impressed by his daring · Mode named-person Source Person Id Luo Bingzhang (駱秉章)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 59
Wounded in the left hand at Yinggangling
Field wound · At Yinggangling 英岡嶺
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 420, passage 63