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Years of service
  
1859–1864

Rank
  
Lieutenant General

Name
  
Li Rongfa


Li Rongfa Cheng Shan Li Rongfa YouTube

Born
  
9 January 1845Tengxian, Guangxi, Qing Empire (
1845-01-09
)

Allegiance
  
Qing Empire (to 1849)Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (to 1864)

Battles/wars
  
Eastern FrontSecond rout the Army Group Jiangnan(1860)Battle of Shanghai (18611863)Battle of Cixi(1862)Determined battle of Northern Jiangsu(1863)Third Battle of Nanking(1864)

Awards
  
King of Zhong second(忠二王)

Died
  
January 1, 1891, Jiangning District, China

Similar People
  
Li Hongzhang, Li Xiucheng, Frederick Townsend Ward, Liu Mingchuan, Nurhaci

Li Rongfa (simplified Chinese: 李容发; traditional Chinese: 李容發; pinyin: Lǐ Róngfā) (1845–1891) was an eminent military leader of the Taiping Rebellion, and known during his military tenure as King of Zhong the second (忠二王) He was the second son of Li Xiucheng. Rongfa led the Taiping forces to many military victories, and was one of the few Taiping kings still alive when the war ended.

Second rout the Army Group Jiangnan

The Army Group Jiangnan (江南大營) and Qing military against the Nanjing. The Qing military under the direction of Li Xiucheng deployed 200,000 soldiers in March 1858, and by May 1860 had occupied all of Jiangsu Province except for Shanghai. This would eventually lead to the Battle of Shanghai.

Li Rongfa was just 14 years old at the time, and followed orders from his father, Li Xiucheng who was also involved this battle. His fame came from being the youngest general, and his ability to use two pistols while riding a horse.

References

Li Rongfa Wikipedia


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