Augustus Frederick Lindley

Augustus Frederick Lindley (呤唎), was a Royal Navy officer who, along with his wife Mary, joined the 1860 Taiping reform movement in China. He trained Taiping soldiers using modern techniques, and Mary became a sniper.

Biography
In June 1863, Li Xiu-cheng commanded 250,000 troops to withdraw to Nanjing, when Taiping‘s warships took troops cross river, tough fighting between Taiping and Xiang Army (Battle of Jofoolzo九洑洲決戰), Lindley was commander of Taiping‘s fleet and several times defeated Xiang Army offensive and down many Xiang Army‘s warships, but he was wounded and his wife Mary and friend Earl were KIA at last. Lindley very sad and for merit he was promoted Colonel of Taiping.
 * Battle of Jofoolzo—commanding Taiping‘s warships

When Charles George Gordon returned to the UK, Lindley publicly castigated Gordon in the pages of The Times.
 * General Gordon

In 1863, Lindley returned to the UK. In 1866 he written and published a book (Ti Ping Tien Kwoh: The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution, including a narrative of the author's personal adventures), and included some words ： [For my dear friend Field Marshal Li Xiucheng, I will remember him forever if he die].
 * Writings