Qing · Official and General

Zeng Guofan 曾國籓

Zēng Guófān

Attested AD 1854 - AD 1860

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zeng Guofan was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1857 咸豐七年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 42, 44
AD 1860 咸豐十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 51
AD 1854 咸豐四年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 73-74

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 44

Events and relationships

Founded the river navy and put Kunxiu in charge of ordnance
Military · Founder · With Wu Kunxiu (吳坤修)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 73
Relation Invited as staff · Person Huang Chunxi (黃淳熙)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 44

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 433Volume 433 Biographies 220: Jin Guochen, Huang Chunxi, Wu Kunxiu, Kang Guoqi, Li Hezhang Younger Brother: Zhao Qing, Wu Yulan · 4 passages

曾國籓方起督浙江軍，辟參軍事，不就。 Zeng Guofan was just assuming command of the Zhejiang campaign and invited him onto his staff, but he declined.

駱秉章奉命赴四川督師，湘軍名將勁兵多從曾國籓、胡林翼，劉蓉薦淳熙兵精善戰，秉章遂以淳熙與劉岳昭從行。 When Luo Bingzhang was ordered to Sichuan to take command, most of the Hunan army's star generals and crack troops had gone with Zeng Guofan and Hu Linyi; Liu Rong recommended Chunxi's force as elite and battle-hardened, so Bingzhang took Chunxi and Liu Yuezhao with him.

曾國籓創立水師，坤修司軍械。 When Zeng Guofan founded the river navy, Kunxiu was put in charge of ordnance.

四年，水師攻九江，入鄱陽湖，為賊所阻不得出，令坤修單騎往南康，導往吳城、南昌。 In the fourth year the fleet attacked Jiujiang and entered Poyang Lake but was trapped by the rebels; Zeng sent Kunxiu alone on horseback to Nankang to guide a route to Wucheng and Nanchang.