Chen Kunshu
Chen Kunshu | |
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| Born | 1 January 1820 |
| Died | 7 May 1864 (aged 44) |
| Allegiance | Qing Empire (to 1849) Taiping (to 1864) |
Service years | 1850–1864 |
Rank | Taiping‘s Colonel General |
Conflicts | Eastern campaign
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Chen Kunshu (Chinese: 陳坤書; died May 1864) was a prominent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military and political career as the King of Hu (護王; Hu Wang).[1] He led Taiping forces to many military victories especially the Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan. He was executed by Li Hongzhang after interrogation in 1864.[2] Chen was an important General and was the sole person responsible for the late Taiping Rebellion.[citation needed]
Li Hongzhang used Chen to balance Li Xiucheng's power, which was originally justified, but grew too large.
Wins
[edit]- Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan (1860):
- 26 May:occupied Changzhou
- 30 May:occupied Wuxi
- 2 June:occupied Suzhou
- 13 June:occupied Wujiang, Jiangsu
- 15 June:occupied Jiaxing
It made Zeng Guofan offer a reward of 50,000 silver tael to arrest alive Chen and death 25,000 tael (a soldier's monthly salary at the time was 2 silver tael).
- Battle of Shanghai (1861—1863)
- Battle of Cixi (1862)
- Battle of Sanhe(1858)
References
[edit]- ↑ Harris, Lane J. (2018-05-07). The Peking Gazette: A Reader in Nineteenth-Century Chinese History. BRILL. p. 114. ISBN 978-90-04-36100-3.
- ↑ Hummel, Arthur W. (2018-01-01). Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period: 1644-1911/2. Berkshire Publishing Group. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-61472-849-8.