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Feng Yuxiang (simplified Chinese: 冯玉祥; traditional Chinese: 馮玉祥; pinyin: Féng Yùxiáng; IPA: [fə́ŋ ỳɕi̯ɑ́ŋ]; 6 November 1882 – 1 September 1948), courtesy name Huanzhang (焕章), was a Chinese warlord and a leader of the Republic of China from Chaohu, Anhui.
Feng Yuxiang was a Chinese warlord, known as the Christian General, who dominated parts of North China from 1918 to 1930. A soldier at the age of 11, Feng was largely self-educated. He rose through the ranks, gathering under his command a highly disciplined body of troops.
The Beijing Coup (Chinese: 北 京 政 變; pinyin: Běijīng Zhèngbiàn) was the October 1924 coup d'état by Feng Yuxiang against Chinese President Cao Kun, leader of the Zhili warlord faction. Feng called it the Capital Revolution (Chinese: 首 都 革 命; pinyin: Shǒudū Gémìng).
Feng Yuxiang was different. While the bemedaled Zhang proudly sported an opulent marshal’s uniform, Feng was more likely to appear in the quilted gray tunic of a private soldier. Another tall warlord, he was a convert to Methodism, thus nicknamed the “Christian General.”
Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948, Wade-Giles: Feng Yu-hsiang) was a powerful military leader, variously known as the ‘Christian general’ or the ‘Christian warlord’. In political alignment with the Nationalists, Feng also served as the first vice premier of China under Jiang Jieshi.
The war is considered the most significant in China's Warlord era, with the Beijing coup by Christian warlord Feng Yuxiang leading to the overall defeat of the Zhili clique. During the war the two cliques fought one large battle near Tianjin in October 1924, as well as a number of smaller skirmishes and sieges.
Aug 21, 2022 · What if Feng Yuxiang and the Guominjun won the Anti-Fengtian War? In 1924 during the Warlord Era in China, Feng Yuxiang betrayed the dominant Zhili Clique, taking control of a good chunk of Northern territory. Feng Yuxiang himself was a Christian Socialistic general, loosely aligned with the KMT.
Feng Yuxiang, courtesy name Huanzhang (焕章), was a Chinese warlord and a leader of the Republic of China from Chaohu, Anhui. He served as Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1930.
The son of a Qing army officer, Feng Yuxiang joined the Xinhai Revolution of 1911. He was a warlord, known as the "Christian General." An early ally of Chiang Kaishek, he later supported the left-wing Guomindang, cooperating with the Chinese Communists.
General Feng Yuxiang (1882–1948), China's ‘Christian General’, had already been a Christian for about six years before he decided systematically to evangelise his troops while they were stationed in northern Henan.
