Overview
Xiao Qijiang was a general and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Zhuangguo | 壯果 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1860 咸豐十年春Illness · At in the field in Sichuan 軍Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 54
Attested activity
- AD 1859 咸豐九年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31-32
- AD 1860 咸豐十年春Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 54
Career and standing
- provincial surveillance commissioner (listed for appointment) 按察使AD 1859 咸豐九年 · Listed for appointmentDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 51
- governor (posthumous) 巡撫AD 1860 咸豐十年春 · Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 54-55
- Elesituo Batulu 額埒斯圖巴圖魯AD 1859 咸豐九年 · GrantedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 42
- exceptional mourning honors 從優賜卹AD 1860 咸豐十年春 · GrantedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 54-55
- posthumous name Zhuangguo 諡壯果AD 1860 咸豐十年春 · GrantedDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 54-55
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 32, 51
- AD 1859 咸豐九年At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Returned toDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 52
- Organization Xiang Army 湘軍 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 34, 37
Works and attributed material
- silent-subject continuation of Qijiang's campaigns and deathNarrative · SubjectStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 36, 38, 40, 42, 44-45, 51-52, 54-55
- 入城者斬 / Anyone who enters the city will be executed.Order · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 39
- 眾而不整必敗 / Numbers without order are bound to lose.Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 35
- 賊狡而弱，吾直驅之耳 / They are sly but feeble—we need only press them hard!Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 41
Events and relationships
- Advanced from Quanzhou, recovered Xing'anAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Xing'an 興安Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 50
- After brief setback, cleared rebel camps at Xinchengxu, Chijiang, Xiaoxi, and Fenghuangcheng; rebels fell back to Nan'anAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Nan'an 南安Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 37
- Attacked rebels returning to the southern city and drove them offAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Nan'an 南安Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 40
- Could not restrain tianyong; they met an ambush and collapsedAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 35-36
- Dedicated shrines erected in Hunan and JiangxiAD 1860 咸豐十年春 · Ritual · Honoree · At Hunan 湖南Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 54-55
- Defeated over ten thousand rebels, stormed Xianxi Bridge camp, and with garrison sally lifted the siegeAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Xinfeng 信豐Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 44
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- Encamped at Qinglong and Huanglong outside Nan'an; forbade entering the city on pain of deathAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Nan'an 南安Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 39
- Joined Liu Changyou and Li Xuyi at Baiya; captured rebel leaders Yang Jiating and Ma JichangDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 48
- Marched from Linwu and Lanshan toward Yongzhou, seized Dong'an, encamped at BaiyashiAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Dong'an 東安Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 47
- Marched on Xinfeng; with Zhe kedun bu assaulted Wujialing leading the central battalionDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 43
- Ordered to march to relieve SichuanAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Sichuan 四川Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 53
- Rushed to defend Hunan when Shi Dakai broke from Chongyi into Chenzhou–Gui districtsDated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 46
- Scaled the walls at Nan'an; rebels fled west gate; pursuit for tens of liAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Nan'an 南安Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 42
- Sent three thousand tianyong as bait then smashed through, taking several thousand headsAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Ganzhou 贛州Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 33
- Sent to relieve Ganzhou after rebels took Nan'an and threatened the prefectureAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Ganzhou 贛州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31-32
- Won a great victory at Darong River and relieved GuilinAD 1859 咸豐九年 · Military · Commander · At Guilin 桂林Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 432, passages 31, 51
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Zeng Guofan (曾國籓)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 32
- Relation Colleague of · Person Liu Changyou (劉長佑)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 48
- Relation Colleague of · Person Li Xuyi (李續宜)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 48
- Relation Colleague of · Person Zhe-kedun-bu (遮克敦布)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 43
- Relation Opponent of · Person Shi Dakai (石達開)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 46
- Relation Superior of · Person Hu Zhonghe (胡中和)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 37
Source notes
- tianyong were Jiangxi farmers raised for defense; greedy for loot; swelled to 40,000 relying on Xiang ArmyField local-auxiliariesDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 432, passage 34
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