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Tang Zhengcai

Chinese naval commander (1816–1863)

Summary

Chinese naval commander (1816–1863)

Field	Value
honorific_prefix	King of Hang
name	Tang Zhengcai
birth_date	1816
birth_place	Qiyang County, Hunan, Qing China
death_date	1863
death_place	Wuxi, Jiangsu, Qing China
placeofburial_coordinates
allegiance	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
branch	Navy
battles	Taiping Rebellion
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Battle of Wuchang
Battle of Shanghai (1861) Tang Zhengcai (, 1816–1863, born in Qiyang County, Hunan) was an eminent navy leader of the Taiping Rebellion, known during his tenure as the King of Hang (航王). He led the Taiping fleet in many battles, nearly destroying the Xiang Army. He trained other naval officers, including Li Rongfa and Li Xiucheng. Tang was killed in action in 1863.

Tang Zhengcai employed wooden bridges similar in design to the Bailey bridge later developed by Donald Bailey.

Battles

In the a battle near Nanjing on March 10, 1853, Tang commanded the first offensive, successfully cutting off every river pass that could reinforce Nanjing. In 1854, at Lake Dongting, Tang's fleet surrounded the Xiang Army's fleet and destroyed much of it. Tang's fleet later transported 30,000 of Shi Dakai's troops along the Yangtze in a swift surprise attack.

In 1857, Tang's fleet moved to Wuhu, between Wuhan and Nanjing; it remained there to defend the location until 1861, when a Xiang counterattack forced Tang to retreat to Nanjing.

In 1863, he was killed in action – shot by the Huai Army in Wuxi.

References

Gray, Jack. (2002). "Rebellions and Revolutions: China from the 1800s to 2000". Oxford University Press.

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