Ding (1836165438+1October18—1895 February 12), formerly known as Ding Xianda, was born in Shitou Town, Lujiang County, Anhui Province. In the late Qing Dynasty, the general was appointed as the prefect of Beiyang Navy. Ding joined the Taiping Army in his early years and later joined the Xiang Army. Soon, he joined the Huai Army of Li Hongzhang and participated in the suppression of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Nian Army Uprising. His official name was prefect.

In the fifth year of Guangxu (1879), Li Hongzhang issued a letter to the court, ordering Ding to command the Beiyang Navy gunboat. Since then, he has officially joined Ding Haijun. In the seventh year of Guangxu (188 1), he led 200 officers and men of Beiyang navy to Britain and returned home by cruisers "Chaoyong" and "Yangwei". In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), the Sino-Japanese War broke out.

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In the fifth year of Guangxu (1879), Li Hongzhang was transferred to the northern coastal defense. In January of the seventh year of Guangxu (188 1), he led more than 200 officers and men of Beiyang Navy to Britain, where he took back the cruisers "Chaoyong" and "Yangwei" ordered by the Qing government.

In the 14th year of Guangxu (1888), Beiyang Navy officially became an army and became the prefect of Beiyang Navy. During his tenure, he made some achievements in Beiyang Navy and Beiyang coastal defense construction. In the 17th year of Guangxu (189 1), he led a fleet to visit Japan. In view of the development of the Japanese navy, after returning to China, Chen asked the Qing government to buy a new ship to enhance the strength of the Beiyang Navy and prevent foreign invasion, which was not adopted.