Li Lieh-chün 李烈鈞 Orig. Li Lieh-hsun 李烈訓 T. Hsieh-ho 協和 H. Hsia-huang 俠黃 Li Lieh-chün (1882-1946), T'ung-meng-hui military man who commanded troops at Kiukiang, Anking, and Wuchang during the 1911 revolution. As military governor of Kiangsi, he led the Kuomintang's so-called second revolution of 1913. He joined with Ts'ai O and T'ang Chi-yao in leading […]

Ts'ai O (18 December 1882-8 November 1916), able and scholarly Hunanese military commander who served as military governor of Yunnan after the revolution. In 1913-15 he held posts at Peking while laying plans for a revolt against Yuan Shih-k'ai, who hoped to become monarch. The anti-Yuan campaign began at Yunnan in December 1915 and ended […]