Zhu Hongzhang

Who was Zhu Hongzhang?

Zhu Hongzhang, born in Liping, Guizhou, was an eminent Han Chinese official and military general of the late Qing Dynasty in China. He joined the Xiang Army to fight against the Taiping Rebellion and to restore the stability of Qing Dynasty, and was one of nine generals (1 lieutenant General, five major generals, and three Brigadier generals) to lead a major force of 60,000, which occupied Nanjing in 1864. Commander Zeng Guoquan gave Zhu third class merit of recovery Nanjing out nine generals, and reported to Beijing's government to praise him, but other opinions state that Zhu should have received the first merit instead of Li Chenden.