Ouyang Lijian

Ouyang Lijian (traditional Chinese: 歐陽利見; simplified Chinese: 欧阳利见; pinyin: Ōuyáng Lìjiàn; 1825–1895), courtesy name Gengtang (賡堂; 赓堂; Gēngtáng), was a Chinese admiral of the Zhejiang Fleet that served Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang who was most notable for his participation at the Battle of Zhenhai during the Sino-French War.

Ouyang Lijian
Native name	歐陽利見
Born	1825 (1825) Qiyang, Hunan, China
Died	1895 (aged 69–70)
Allegiance	China
Branch	Imperial Chinese Navy
Years of service	1854–1895
Rank	Admiral
Unit	Xiang Army Nian Army
Commands	Zhejiang Fleet
Battles/wars	Taiping Rebellion Battle of Changzhou Sino-French War Battle of Zhenhai First Sino-Japanese War

Biography

Ouyang was born in 1825 at Qiyang to a poor family and made his early living as a merchant selling tofu and vegetables until applying for Zeng Goufan's recruitment to train sailors while visiting Hengyang.

In 1854, he joined the Changsha Naval Division and moved to Jiangxi and Anhui. In 1863, he followed Li Hongzhang to besiege the Taiping Heavenly Army in Changzhou, and Chen Kunshu, the guardian of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was arrested, and the general army of Huaiyang was nearly terminated. Ouyang also served in the Nian Rebellion and due to his participation, was awarded the Yellow Jacket, and his professional name was Qichebo Batulu. In 1880, he was transferred as Fushan Town's general soldier. In 1881, he was promoted to the Admiral of Zhejiang. During the Sino-French War, he defeated Amédée Courbet at the Battle of Zhenhai. In 1895, he was ordered to assist Liu Kun in Fengtian City due to the First Sino-Japanese War, but died on the way.

References

Bibliography

• Zhao Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing. Vol. 459. p. 246.