Zeng Fengnian (; 1809-1885) was a late
Qing
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...
military figure from
Jieshi, Lufeng,
Guangdong.
In 1845 he was appointed commander of the
Nan'ao Subdistrict[ 《清實錄道光朝實錄》 清代道光年间，卷四百二十二] and in 1863 was given the peacock plume for his successful suppression of local bandits.
Biography
Zeng joined the army young, and served in the Guangdong Xiangshan Association Division,
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《兵部為夷務尚未完竣陞任武職展限引見由》. 國立故宮博物院. 道光21年2月. "移會稽察房大學士署兩廣總督琦善奏為夷務尚未完竣防禦猶關緊要正在需人之際自未便紛紛給咨赴部謹將應行引見之陞任陽江鎮中軍遊擊之香山協左營都司曾逢年等遵照部咨奏明展限" the guerrilla army Yangjiang town in Guangdong
and as the Governor of
Guangdong among others.
[梁廷枏(亦作梁廷楠)]
卷三《夷氛聞記》
清代道光末年 （中文（繁體））.
In 1844, he was guaranteed by
Viceroy of Min-Zhe and was sent under imperial decree to command the Nan'ao subdistrict garrison.
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《兵部為遵保副將堪勝總兵由》. 國立故宮博物院. 道光24年4月25日. "移會稽察房閩浙總督劉韻珂等奏為遵旨酌保廣東龍門協副將曾逢年堪勝南澳鎮總兵賴恩爵補授廣東水師提督所遺員缺惟該員升署副將尚未實授第兩省別無曾膺保薦之員可否即以曾逢年補授南澳鎮總兵之處出自天恩" Following his
filial mourning,
[具奏人： 耆英-協辦大學士 兩廣總督]
《奏報南澳鎮總兵曾逢年丁母憂事》
《數位典藏與數位學習聯合目錄》. 國立故宮博物院圖書文獻處：軍機處檔摺件：076924號. 道光26年01月03日. "闽粤南澳镇总兵曾逢年呈报道光二十五年十二月二十日○到家信伊继嫡母林氏於十二月初六日在籍病故就日闻讣丁忧例应离任回籍守制" he came back in 1849 as the commander of
Jieshi, Lufeng.
[ 《清實錄道光朝實錄》 清代道光年间，卷四百六十三]
In 1853, Xianfeng Emperor approached Zeng to suppress the
Nian Rebellion in
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
, appointing him as the commander of the Dengzhou Town garrison.
[ 《清實錄咸丰朝實錄》 清代咸丰年间，卷二百四十八] By 1861, he was able to suppress the local rebels
and in the same year, applied for resignation in favor of taking care of his family.
[ 《清實錄同治朝實錄》 清代同治年间，卷十二] But his resignation was not granted and he had to remain in the garrison.
[ 《清實錄同治朝實錄》 清代同治年间，卷六十七]
In 1863 Zeng was once again summoned by the Imperial Army in
Zichuan District, Shandong and successfully suppressed the rebels in the area. For his suppression efforts, he was bestowed the peacock plume in June.
He went back to his hometown and died of old age in home.
References
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1809 births
1885 deaths
Qing dynasty generals
People from Lufeng
Generals from Guangdong