Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Wang Mao 王茂

Attested AD 501

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Mao was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 501 義師起
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passages 93, 98

Career and standing

Champion General 冠軍將軍
AD 501 高祖至竟陵 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 93

Events and relationships

Besieged Ying
AD 501 自二月至於七月 · Military · Commander · With Cao Jingzong (曹景宗) · At Ying 郢城
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 93
Broke enemy center
AD 501 道次江寧 · Military · Commander · At Great Floating Bridge 大航
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passages 98-99

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 9Volume 9: Wang Mao; Cao Jingzong; Liu Qingyuan · 3 passages

高祖至竟陵，以景宗與冠軍將軍王茂濟江，圍郢城，自二月至於七月，城乃降。 At Jingling Gaozu sent Jingzong and Champion General Wang Mao across the river to besiege Ying; from the second month to the seventh month the city surrendered.

景宗又與王茂、呂僧珍掎角，破王珍國於大航。 Jingzong again joined Wang Mao and Lu Sengzhen in a pincer and defeated Wang Zhenguo at the Great Floating Bridge.

茂衝其中堅，應時而陷，景宗縱兵乘之。 Mao broke the enemy center and it collapsed at once; Jingzong drove the troops to press the rout.