- Cai E
Cai E or Tsai Ao (zh-tspw|t=蔡鍔|s=蔡锷|p=Cài È|w=Ts'ai O;
18 December 1882 –8 November 1916 ) was a Chineserevolution ary leader andwarlord . He was born Cai Genyin (蔡艮寅 "Cài Gěnyín") inShaoyang ,Hunan Province and his courtesy name was Songpo (松坡 "Sōngpō").In 1898, Cai studied at
Yuelu Academy . He later went toJapan to study in 1899. Cai returned to China in 1900. He took part in the uprising of the Self-Support Army withTang Caichang . When they failed, Cai went back to Japan. Cai later joinedTongmenghui or ChineseUnited League and took part in theXinhai Revolution of 1911. After the revolution, he served asCommander-in-Chief of theMilitary Government ofYunnan .When
Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself as the Emperor of a new Empire of China in 1915, Cai andTang Jiyao launched the Republic-Protection Campaign in Yunnan to crusade against Yuan. With only 20,000 soldiers they defeated Yuan’s army of 80,000 inSichuan . With several provinces behind them, the revolutionaries successfully forced Yuan to abandonmonarchism .After Yuan died, Cai held the position of
Governor-General andGovernor of Sichuan. He later went to Japan for medical treatment. He died shortly after he arrived in Japan.
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