Waldorf (Huaer, Frederick Townsend Ward 1831-1862) Americans, suppression of the Taiping "guns team" leader. Waldorf (1831--1862), was born in Salem, Massachu_set_ts City (Salem). 16 years old, moved into profit Friends of the University of Vermont (formerly known as the United States Military Academy University of Arts). No time graduate or drop out, wandering abroad, has worked in Mexico, France, join the army. Received basic military training at sea and Central America in the long-term adventure. 28 years old in 1859 to Shanghai, the Yangtze River in the steamer sailing to work. Later in the Qing navy gun boat began to "Confucius" was when the first mate. Suzhou Taiping captured in 1860 by A Su Qing Xu Wu Road, delegate too, that foreigners, alongside the recruitment team, he served as captain, to help suppress the Taiping army and foreign reactionaries. July 1, 1861, Songjiang rifles invaded team, was to crack down the Taiping, defeated and fled, spin captured by the Shanghai Songjiang. August, Taiping in Qingpu was defeated, alongside a third team casualties, defeated Songjiang, was seriously injured in France for medical treatment. Team because of guns near Shanghai, were hit by a heavy blow to the Taiping, he came to realize that relying on foreign hooligans make up only the military can not defeat the Taiping Army, decided to recruit Chinese people to be equipped with new weapons, and for Western countries support.
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Ward how he has been killed
So, how was the Taiping Ward was killed, when it was being shot? Although some history books describe in detail the line, but different opinions. Such as the Qing dynasty, Yin County 』『 contains: Taiping forces "opened fire to resist, China Seoul diaphragm, spring from the back out of the back to save the ship from the people," died two days later in Ningbo. Zhejiang Modern 』『 reference to the above is basically saying that Ward was hit by shells, bombs from the back of a death. The History of 『』 and 『Ningbo in Zhejiang Taiping two memories are kind west of the city that is outside the Waldorf hand-held binoculars to peep the first time the city was shot dead Taiping army, but the death of two books on the Wall is not the same argument. Germany by the Americans, Asian friends based on the original "Ever Victorious Army" deputy commanding Faerside provide written material and pass 』『 Waldorf, providing detailed information in this regard: September 20, 1862, Waldorf rate "Ever Victorious Army" with the Qing army, Zhejiang points and the British and French troops in the siege of Ningbo Cixi. 21 Dawn, Simon Ward led his army shelled the city of Cixi, the south gate at the same time to send some troops feint. Lead to a direct attack on their own Simon Ward, cane in his hand, directing the Emergency Unit to move forward. Taiping in Cixi City on the use of the Emergency Unit of birch foreign devils gun fight back fiercely and bullets falling on Wall feet, dust flying, when Colonel Faerside less than ten steps away from the Waldorf, Waldorf suddenly heard of " I was shot, "and saw his right hand over his lower abdomen, Faerside not arrived, Ward has been lying on the ground. Faerside approached, it was discovered the bullet hole in the vest from the bottom up between the second and third buttons. Waldorf was carried on the night of Ningbo, first British "Enkang off number" warship medical diagnosis and treatment of long-Owen was found wearing a bullet from the lower abdomen into the lower back muscles embedded, and then sent him to be a concession in Jiangbei British Mission Hospital , remove the bullet. Waldorf there, "eight hours after a stormy night, the East whitening died before." This projection, Ward is the dawn of the Sept. 22 dead. Also according to the siege of the year together with the Waldorf Cixi? Quot; brave No. "music back to the ship's captain Pogue who removed the bullet from the Waldorf, the study wrote to the Essex Institute of Ecuador, said the U.S. A" to him (Hua Seoul) is not the bullet co mourning, but shrapnel lead weights. "The investigation on historical data, the Taiping for the attack on Fu Qingjun indeed had used a" Nine guns ", built of steel, iron, lead, nine metal balls, short range, but there are certain destruction. From this, Ward was hit by injuries and died the Taiping shells, rather than being a shotgun, killed birds and other systems. Ward died, the Qing court be shipped to the Songjiang burial, the tomb of Li Ci built. Cimu all this waste.