Overview
Yue Shan was a general and Martyr.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Weiyi | 威毅 | Weiyi |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1860 咸豐十年七月一日Suicide by drowning · At the river at Dagu 大沽河 · Cause Threw himself into the river when the position could not be heldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 82
Attested activity
- AD 1860 咸豐十年七月一日Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passages 79-82
- AD 1860 咸豐十年夏Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
Career and standing
- provincial commander at Dagu 提督AD 1860 咸豐十年夏 · HeldDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
- Weiyi 威毅Bestowed · Posthumous titleDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 84
- DiedAD 1860 咸豐十年七月一日 · MartyrDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 82
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
- AD 1860 咸豐十年七月一日At Dagu 大沽 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 82
- AD 1860 咸豐十年夏At Dagu 大沽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
Events and relationships
- Defeated landingAD 1860 咸豐十年七月一日 · Military · Commander · At Shifeng battery 石縫砲台 · Summary Beat back the enemy who had landed at Beitang 自北塘登岸……自石縫砲台擊敗之Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 79
- Held without reliefAD 1860 咸豐十年七月一日 · Military · Commander · At Dagu 大沽Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passages 80-81
- Swore to holdAD 1860 咸豐十年夏 · Military · Commander · At Dagu 大沽 · Summary Kept about a thousand men who chose to stay and swore to die defending the post 得千馀人，誓死守Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
- turned his seal over to Sengge Rinchen 以關防交僧格林沁Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
Assessments and attributes
- Item official seal 關防 · Relation Surrendered · With Sengge Rinchen (僧格林沁)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 78
- A brigade commander and a garrison commander who died with him are unnamed 從死者副將、守備各一，失其名Field unnamed-companions · Statement A brigade commander and a garrison commander who died with him are unnamed · Negated Names trueDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 494, passage 83
References in the histories
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