Jeer Hungar

Jeer Hungar (吉爾杭阿) (?--June 11856) belonged to Bordered Yellow Banner. He was an eminent Manchu official in the late Qing dynasty and served as the Governor of Jiangsu. He was appointed to that post by Imperial Inspector Minister Xiang Rong (向榮). Jeer Hungar KIA against the rebels during the Taiping Rebellion, and his KIA nearly suicide(led few army in present attacked lots Taiping) for imperial made extra giant contribution and merit that promote occurred Tianjing Incident early.

Against Small Swords Society

Recover county Shanghai

Before one day in 1856 Chinese New Year, Jeer Hungar and Mayor Nanjing led 15,000 troop broke city wall by powder and recovery Shanghai county,inner city combat and arrested many thoundsands Small Swords Societys.

Organize the Corps Mount Jiuhua

In March 1856, he and Nanjing‘s Mayor led 40,000 troops stationed in Mount Jiuhua. The army was intended to capture the capital of the Taiping Rebellion in Nanjing.

Death

Repay imperial bestow !

When Taiping gernal Qin Rigang led lots Taiping reinforce offensive toward north to Beijing, Jeer Hungar‘s few army near Qin, but Jeer no escaped and even made a important decide to attack Qin immediately, his staff advice Jeer retreated but he only reply said: [Early I just was a middle rank officer in Beijing, and promoted high rank soon by emperor and Imperial Inspector Minister Xiang Rong,I should thanks them and defend Beijing!] , shouted: [Repay imperial bestow by my life in today!] then his eyes full tears, and staffs shut up never advice.

In District de Dantu city, After 5 days combat he stand on upper city wall, hands wave Qing‘s dragon mark National flag none stopping for encouraged his troop super bravely, but KIA by artillery shells at last. Originally the Nanjing mayor escaped safety but for friendly he came back to seek for Jeer Hungar. The mayor took hold of the Jeer‘s body and tried to escaped with the 7,000-men remnants of his Green Standard Army. However, he was killed during an attack by a 30,000-men army of the Taiping rebels.

3 persons friendship

Former vice mayor Nanjing knew governor Jeer and mayor were KIA, vice mayor still cry many days and said: [they are my good friends, such justice and upright persons were sacrifices for country, I should followed them!] soon, vice mayor Nanjing suicide by jumped Yangtze River.

Extra merit

Xiang Rong order general Zhang GuoLiang led reinforce from Jiangnan DaYing to save Jeer Hungar but too late(Jeer was KIA a week), But Zhang GuoLiang defeated Taiping and recovery important city Zhenjiang from occupied 5 years by Taiping. Jeer‘s KIA and 5 days combat delay and change Taiping rebels‘s former offensive toward north

Because Zhang GuoLiang leaved Jiangnan DaYing and recovery Zhenjiang, over 400,000 Taiping troops occurred second and more large offensive to Jiangnan DaYing, that was famous Battle of Nanking (1856).

Gernal Qin Rigang return to Nanjing, after 3 months, occurred sad purge that Qin join in Nanjing, that merit was extra over Jeer‘s count in alive.

References

*Draft History of Qing
*Jiangnan DaYing