Zhang Shusheng
Chinese general during the Qing dynasty (1824-1884)
Zhang Shusheng (traditional Chinese: 張樹聲; simplified Chinese: 张树声; pinyin: Zhāng Shùshēng) (1824-1884) was a Chinese official of the Qing Dynasty. He was one of the Huai Army's vice leaders, and his young brother Zhang Shushan (張樹珊) was also a Lieutenant General, but died in a battle against the Taiping Rebellion in De'an County in 1867.
“Zhang Shusheng” enters the record as chinese general during the Qing dynasty (1824-1884). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Zhang, Shusheng and Chinese can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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