Zhang Huizan
| Zhang Huizan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 張輝瓚 |
| Born | 1885 or 1884 Changsha County, Hunan, Qing Empire |
| Died | 1931 (aged 46–47) or 1931 (aged 45–46) Ji'an County, Jiangxi, Republic of China |
| Allegiance |
 Republic of China
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| Service/branch |
 Republic of China Army
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| Years of service | 1912 - 1931 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Unit | 18th Division |
| Battles/wars |
Northern Expedition First Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet |
| Spouse(s) | Zhu Xinfang |
| Relations | Zhang Yuanmou (son) Zhang Yuanyi (daughter) |
| Zhang Huizan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張輝瓚 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 张辉瓒 | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Huīzàn |
| Wade–Giles | Chang Hui-tsan |
Zhang Huizan (1884 or 1885 - 28 January 1931) was a Lieutenant general in the Chinese National Revolutionary Army.
Born in 1884 or 1885 in Changsha County, Hunan, during the Qing Empire, where he attended Hunan Bingmu School and Hunan Army Jiangwu School. After graduating from Baoding Military Academy he went to the Empire of Japan to study at Imperial Japanese Army Academy. He returned to the nascent Republic of China in 1912 and that year became staff officer in Hunan Military Government, but soon he went to the German Empire to make investigations of military.
In 1920, he became brigade commander of the 4th Mixed Brigade of the Hunan Army, he took part in the expulsion of Zhang Jingyao movement with Mao Zedong, who will be the future leader of Communist Party. He was promoted to commanding officer of the 9th Division in 1924. In 1926, the Nationalist government commissioned him as the commanding officer of the 4th Division of the 2nd National Revolutionary Army, he led the troops to the Northern Expedition. In 1929, he was commanding officer of the 18th Division, and that same year, he was promoted to Lieutenant general, but soon was transferred to Jiangxi to defend the Red Army.
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