Qing · Soldier and Bandit

Li Wenkui 李文奎

Li WenKui

Attested AD 1895

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Wenkui was a Soldier and Bandit.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1895 割台前
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 463, passage 49

Places and affiliations

At Zhili 直隸
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 463, passage 50

Events and relationships

Beheaded
Military · Mutineer · With Yu (餘)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 463, passage 51

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 463Volume 463 Biographies 250: Tang Jingsong, Liu Yongfu · 4 passages

景崧自與永福共事，積不相能，乃徙永福軍台南，而自任守台北，未幾而李文奎變作。 Jingsong and Yongfu had served together for years but could not get along; he moved Yongfu's army to Tainan while keeping Taipei for himself. Before long Li Wenkui's mutiny broke out.

文奎故直隸匪，從淮軍渡台，居景崧麾下為卒。 Wenkui had formerly been a bandit from Zhili; he crossed to Taiwan with the Huai Army and served as a soldier under Jingsong.

有副將餘姓者，緣事再革之，文奎忿甚，即撫署前斬其頭，護勇內應，爭發槍，將入殺景崧。 A deputy commander surnamed Yu had him dismissed again over some matter; Wenkui was furious, beheaded him before the governor's yamen, and with the guards as inside accomplices they opened fire, about to storm in and kill Jingsong.

景崧慰之，翻令文奎充營官，出駐基隆。 Jingsong comforted them and, incredibly, appointed Wenkui battalion commander and sent him to garrison Keelung.