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董福祥

清朝 · 提督、甘军

董福祥 (清朝·提督、甘军) was a notable historical figure from 清朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 董福祥: 董福祥,甘肃固原人.

Biography

董福祥,甘肃固原人。
清史稿卷四百五十五 列传二百四十二:
  董福祥,字星五,甘肃固原人。同治初,回乱作,凤、邠、汧、泷寇氛殆遍。福祥亦起安化,与其州人张俊、李双良蹂躏陕、甘十数州县,窃据花马池,犯绥德,窥榆林,溃勇、饥民附之,众常十馀万。嗣为刘松山所败,其父世猷降,福祥亦率众乞归款。乃简其精锐者,编为董字三营:福祥居中营,俊居左,双良居右。从攻金积堡,福祥袭卡后,被创不少卻,破其礼拜寺。顿板桥,寇来争,与萧章开夹击败之,金积堡平,超授都司。十一年,从刘锦棠至碾伯,趋峡口,与陕回禹得彦、雀三大战,破之。进击白彦虎於高家堡,焚其垒而还。已而伪知府高桂源构彦虎围西宁,扑双良营,福祥又大败之,围解,迁游击。徙守向阳堡城,复讨平河州叛回,积功至提督。
  光绪元年,从出关,战天山,会大风昼晦,吏士弗敢进。福祥率众先登,一鼓歼之,又破之木垒河、古牧地,进复乌鲁木齐诸城及玛纳斯南城。是时彦虎犹据开都河西岸,觊入俄。福祥自阿哈布拉缘涂置哨垒,至曲惠而营,士卒储薪草,濬井泉,以俟锦棠军至,破之,复喀喇沙尔。是冬,克和阗,南疆西四城告宁。繇是董军名震西域。论功,赏黄马褂、世职,赐号阿尔杭阿巴图鲁。
  安夷既就抚,布鲁特酋阿布都勒哈诱之,复入寇色勒库尔,北走库伦,福祥驰之,抵空谷根满,步卒足重茧,乃遴健者乘骡队,从骑旅及之木吉。寇方解鞍秣马,惊起,依山而阵,俊败之,福祥纵兵搜捕,复斩三百馀骑。自此寇不敢犯边。授阿克苏总兵,驻防喀城。未几,而所部索饷譁变,戕营官胡登花,或请击之,福祥曰:“营勇与叛勇有约,如昏夜响应,将奈何?不如闭城守,彼势孤必自毙也。”越三日,悉为兵民擒献,乃分别诛宥之。事定,领俊及夏辛酉移驻叶尔羌、和阗。
  十六年,擢喀什噶尔提督。二十年,加尚书衔。会德攘胶澳,命率甘军入卫。明年,西宁、碾伯又告警,督师还抵狄道。河州马永林叛,渡洮战卻之,连破高家集、三甲集,道始通。事宁,调甘肃。福祥自请援西宁。又明年,克上下五庄,乘胜复大通、多巴。朝命驻西宁专剿抚,以魏光焘二十七营属之。会巴燕戎格、刘四复奔关外,福祥亟遣骑踵之,拔卡尔冈,先后夷海城、冶诸麻、甘州南山寇堡,关内外及青海悉平,加太子少保。
  二十三年,入觐,命领武卫后军,召对,福祥曰:“臣无他能,唯能杀外人耳。”荣禄颇信仗之。拳乱起,日本书记杉山彬出永定门,福祥兵杀之。於是董军围东交民巷,攻月馀不下。敌兵自广渠门入,福祥走彰仪门,纵兵大掠而西。两宫西幸,充随扈大臣。和议成,外人坚欲诛福祥。李鸿章曰:“彼绾西陲军寄久,虑激回变,当缓图之。”乃褫职锢於家。
  荣禄在西安综大政,福祥移书让之,略谓:“辱隶麾旌,任公指使,命攻使馆,祥犹以杀使臣为疑。公言‘僇力攘外,祸福同之’。祥本武夫,恃公在上,故敢效奔走。今公执政而祥被罪,祥死不足恤,如军士愤懑何!”荣禄得书,置不答。三十四年,卒。其子天纯,输银四十万济帑复官。

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