Xiao Qinggao (蕭慶高)

Overview

Xiao Qinggao was a general.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Wuyi	武毅

Life and dates

Death

AD 1866 同治五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 161

Attested activity

AD 1864 同治三年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 157
AD 1863 同治二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 155
AD 1866 同治五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 161
AD 1865 同治四年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 159

Career and standing

brigade general of Hanzhong Garrison 漢中鎮總兵
Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 160
Guoyong Baturu 果勇巴圖魯
Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 152
posthumous name Wuyi 諡武毅
Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 161

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 150
At Xiangxiang, Hunan 湖南湘鄉
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 150
Organization Chu Army 楚軍 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 151

Events and relationships

Captured
Military · Commander · With Cao Canzhang (曹燦章)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 430, passage 160

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 430Volume 430 Biographies 217: Lei Zhengwan, Tao Maolin, Cao Kezhong, Hu Zhonghe, He Shengbi, Xiao Qinggao, Yang Fudong, Zhou Dawu, Li Huiwu, Tang Yougeng · 6 passages

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偕胡中和誘擒李永和於犍為龍場，二年，偕蕭慶高援漢中，戰油坊街，不利，漢中、城固相繼陷，革職留軍。 Together with Hu Zhonghe he lured Li Yonghe into capture at Longchang in Qianwei. In the second year he joined Xiao Qinggao in relieving Hanzhong. At Youfangjie the battle went badly, Hanzhong and Chenggu fell one after another, and he was stripped of office but kept with the army.

蕭慶高，湖南湘鄉人。 Xiao Qinggao came from Xiangxiang in Hunan.

蕭啟江援蜀，調從軍，以井研之捷，賜號果勇巴圖魯。 When Xiao Qijiang marched to relieve Sichuan, Qinggao was assigned to his command. For the victory at Jingyan he was granted the title Guoyong Baturu.

油坊街之戰，勝必先敗，慶高赴援不及，同革職留軍。 At Youfangjie Shengbi was beaten first. Qinggao could not reach him in time, and both were stripped of office but kept with the army.

賊酋曹燦章走踞八里坪，夾攻破之，燦章就擒，授漢中鎮總兵。 The bandit chief Cao Canzhang fled to Baliuping. A combined assault overthrew him, Canzhang was taken, and Qinggao was appointed brigade general of Hanzhong Garrison.

五年，卒，諡武毅。 In the fifth year he died and was given the posthumous name Wuyi.