Independent Regiment commander of the Northern Expedition, commander at Nanchang and Guangzhou, and commander of the New Fourth Army
From Guangdong, he graduated from the Baoding Military Academy and joined Sun Yat-sen's Guangdong Army. Studying in Moscow in 1924, he became a candidate member of the CCP, and as commander of the Fourth Army's Independent Regiment he led the vanguard of the Northern Expedition and won fame at Wuchang. He led the 11th Army at Nanchang in 1927 and commanded the Guangzhou Uprising in December, but was scapegoated for its failure, broke off contact with the party and lived in Europe. Commander of the New Fourth Army from 1937, he was detained in the New Fourth Army Incident of 1941, and soon after his release in 1946 died in a plane crash on the way to Yan'an.
Also known as: Yeh Ting
Activities and affiliations
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1924–1928
Military command
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1925–1927
Republic of China state institutionsCommander, Independent Regiment, Fourth Army
Military command -
1927–1941
Chinese Communist revolutionary forces (before 1949)Commander, New Fourth ArmyMain
Military command
Career Timeline
- 1918Graduates from the Baoding Military Academy
- 1924Studies in Moscow; candidate member of the CCP
- 1926Commands the Fourth Army's Independent Regiment, vanguard of the Northern Expedition
- 1927Leads the 11th Army at Nanchang; commands the Guangzhou Uprising
- 1937–1941Commander of the New Fourth Army
- 1941–1946Detained after the New Fourth Army Incident
Related historical events
- 1924–1927The first united front, the Northern Expedition and the catastrophe of 1927Independent Regiment commander and commander of the Guangzhou UprisingLed the vanguard to Wuchang, commanded the 11th Army at Nanchang and the Guangzhou Uprising.
- 1937–1945The war with Japan and the second united frontCommander of the New Fourth ArmyHe took command of the New Fourth Army in 1937 and was detained when he went to negotiate in the Wannan incident of 1941.