Gong Zhaoyu (龔照嶼)

Overview

Gong Zhaoyu was a Defeated commander in Sino-Japanese War.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1894 二十年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 467, passages 24, 27
AD 1894 道員龔照嶼先一日遁
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 94
AD 1895 龔照嶼
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 437, passage 208

Key source chapters

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 437 Volume 437 Biographies 224: Rong Lu, Wang Wenshao, Zhang Zhidong, Qu Hongji 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 461 Volume 461 Biographies 248: Song Qing, Lv Benyuan, Xu Bangdao, Ma Yukun, Yi Ke Tang A, Rong He, Zhang Shun 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 467 Volume 467 Biographies 254: Li Bingheng, Wang Tingxiang, Nie Shicheng, Luo Rongguang, Shou Shan Zu Sun : Rui Chang, Feng Xiang, Chong Yu 1 passage

Career and standing

intendant 道員
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 94

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 94

Events and relationships

Fled Lushun day before fall
Military · Official · At Lüshun 旅順
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 461, passage 94

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 437Volume 437 Biographies 224: Rong Lu, Wang Wenshao, Zhang Zhidong, Qu Hongji · 1 passage

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又：「葉志超、龔照嶼等敗軍辱國，罪當死。 He also wrote: "Ye Zhichao, Gong Zhaoyu, and others shamed the nation in defeat and deserve death.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 461Volume 461 Biographies 248: Song Qing, Lv Benyuan, Xu Bangdao, Ma Yukun, Yi Ke Tang A, Rong He, Zhang Shun · 1 passage

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道員龔照嶼先一日遁，諸將亦奪民船以濟，蓋日軍未至而旅順已墟矣。 Intendant Gong Zhaoyu had fled the day before; the other generals seized civilian boats to escape — Lüshun was already in ruins before the Japanese even arrived.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 467Volume 467 Biographies 254: Li Bingheng, Wang Tingxiang, Nie Shicheng, Luo Rongguang, Shou Shan Zu Sun : Rui Chang, Feng Xiang, Chong Yu · 1 passage

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聞旅順不守，劾罷丁汝昌、龔照嶼等，以警威海守將。 When he learned that Lüshun had fallen, he impeached Ding Ruchang, Gong Zhaoyu, and others, intending to warn the commanders at Weihai.