Qing · Military Officer and Naval Commander

Lin Taiceng 林泰曾

Attested AD 1894

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lin Taiceng was a Military Officer and Naval Commander.

Life and dates

Death

Suicide by drowning · Cause Shame after ship struck reef · At Weihai 威海
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passage 106

Attested activity

AD 1894 光緒二十年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 460, passages 96, 105

Career and standing

commander of Zhenyuan 管鎮遠
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passage 105
left-wing commander 左翼總兵
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passages 56, 104
Huochunzhu Batulu 霍春助巴圖魯
Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passage 105

Places and affiliations

At Houguan 侯官
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passage 104

Learning and skills

Institution Naval Academy / shipyard academy 船政學堂 · Relation Graduate
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passage 104

Events and relationships

Fought
Military · Commander · At Dadonggou 大東溝
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 460, passage 105

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 460Volume 460 Biographies 247: Zuo Baogui Younger Brother: Bao Xian, Yong Shan, Deng Shichang, Liu Buchan, Lin Taiceng, Dai Zongqian · 4 passages

左寶貴弟寶賢等永山鄧世昌劉步蟾林泰曾等戴宗騫 Zuo Baogui (and his younger brother Bao Xian and others), Yong Shan, Deng Shichang, Liu Buchan, Lin Taiceng and others, and Dai Zongqian

時定海軍經制，借補中軍副將，而以汝昌為提督，其左右翼總兵則閩人林泰曾、劉步蟾也。 When the navy's permanent organization was fixed, he was made acting central vice commander under Admiral Ding Ruchang; the left and right wing commanders were the Fujian men Lin Taiceng and Liu Buchan.

其左翼總兵林泰曾，亦籍侯官，同為船政學堂卒業生。 His left-wing commander Lin Taiceng was also a native of Houguan and a fellow graduate of the Naval Academy.

管鎮遠，戰大東溝，發砲敏捷，士卒用命，撲救火彈甚力，機營砲位無少損，賜號霍春助巴圖魯。 Commanding the Zhenyuan at Dadonggou, he fired with speed and precision; his crew obeyed without flinching and fought hard to put out incendiary shells, so that the engine-room batteries were scarcely touched; he was granted the title Huochunzhu Batulu.