By Nicola Di Cosmo
Offering unique insights into chinese language army history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the single recognized army diary in pre-modern chinese language background, delivering clean and broad info at the internal workings of the Ch'ing military. the private event of the writer, a tender Manchu officer combating in inhospitable South-Western China, take us as regards to the 'face of the conflict' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our basic wisdom of army historical past
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The Diary of a Manchu Soldier in Seventeenth-Century China: "My Service in the Army", by Dzengseo
Supplying unique insights into chinese language army history, Nicola Di Cosmo gives an annotated translation of the one recognized army diary in pre-modern chinese language historical past, offering clean and large details at the internal workings of the Ch'ing military. the private event of the writer, a tender Manchu officer scuffling with in inhospitable South-Western China, take us with reference to the 'face of the conflict' in seventeenth-century China, and enriches our common wisdom of army heritage
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64 At the death of his father in 1701 Dzengmeo inherited the family title of “duke” (gong), reduced in rank to duke of the third class. In 1702 he was promoted to Lieutenant-General of the Chinese Plain Yellow Banner, and two years later he was promoted to Lieutenant General of the Bordered Blue Banner, although he does not seem to have engaged in active service. In 1712 he retired from office and died in 1721. From this short biography we can probably determine the rough age of Dzengmeo. Assuming that he was around 60 at the time of 25 Downloaded by [INFLIBNET Centre] at 05:31 01 December 2012 INTRODUCTION his retirement, in 1712, this would place him at an age of 22 when the rebellion began in 1674, and 28–30 when the narration of the diary takes place, in 1680–1682, thus giving a possible date of birth of 1652.
Again, the general impression is that the central task in the assault is performed by the Green Standard infantry, while the cavalry executed flanking or encircling maneuvers. The enemy’s resistance was largely reliant on firepower, but once the Qing troops broke through the fusilade and cannonade fire, they managed to put the enemy to flight. Banner troops appear to have been superior in close-quarter combat, probably because of the force of impact of the Manchu and Mongol cavalry. But the Green Standard fought no less chivalrously: the example of bravery performed on this occasion by a soldier called Mahuri is telling.
The four regents were Soni, Suksaha, Ebilun, and Oboi. All of them came from the top echelon of Manchu nobility, and displayed a distinctly different attitude in governance with respect to the Shunzhi emperor. ” The regency concentrated on strengthening Manchu institutions, such as the Court of Colonial Affairs (Li Fan Yuan), and placed greater emphasis, at least in theory, on the need for military preparedness, fiscal efficiency, and judicial rigor. At the same time, however, the regents were jousting for power.