賴(lai)(lai)恩爵,字簡廷。清代(dai)(dai)抗英名將。軒轅黃帝第170代(dai)(dai)孫,賴(lai)(lai)叔颕國君第114代(dai)(dai)孫。
賴恩爵一生(sheng)致力于緝匪抗盜,保衛疆(jiang)土,其一生(sheng)中(zhong)最輝煌的一頁是成功地指揮了九龍海戰。
賴恩(en)爵(jue)(1795-1848),字簡廷,新安(an)(an)縣大鵬城(cheng)(即現在(zai)(zai)(zai)深圳(zhen)市龍(long)(long)崗區大鵬鎮)人(ren),漢族客(ke)家人(ren)。祖(zu)籍永安(an)(an)縣(今紫金縣)義容(rong)甘棠,為永安(an)(an)賴參(can)廷九世(shi)(shi)孫(sun)。先祖(zu)于(yu)清雍正九年(nian)(nian)(1731年(nian)(nian))遷寶(bao)安(an)(an)大鵬古(gu)城(cheng)烏涌村(cun)(cun)(今深圳(zhen)市龍(long)(long)崗區大鵬鎮鵬城(cheng)村(cun)(cun));祖(zu)父(fu)賴世(shi)(shi)超武舉人(ren),官(guan)(guan)至(zhi)二(er)品(pin)都(dou)尉。父(fu)親賴英(ying)揚(yang)任浙江淀(dian)海(hai)(hai)(hai)總(zong)兵(bing),叔父(fu)賴信(xin)揚(yang)任福建廈門(men)水師(shi)提督,官(guan)(guan)至(zhi)一品(pin)。弟(di)賴恩(en)祿(lu),將軍(jun)(jun)官(guan)(guan)銜,任福建晉(jin)江鎮鎮臺。父(fu)親賴英(ying)揚(yang)一生致力于(yu)緝(ji)匪抗盜(dao)(dao),戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)績彪炳,官(guan)(guan)至(zhi)浙江定海(hai)(hai)(hai)鎮總(zong)兵(bing)官(guan)(guan),死后晉(jin)封(feng)振威將軍(jun)(jun);叔父(fu)信(xin)揚(yang)官(guan)(guan)至(zhi)福建水師(shi)提督,封(feng)安(an)(an)鷺(lu)將軍(jun)(jun)。恩(en)爵(jue)少(shao)時(shi)隨父(fu)出(chu)任陽江,后在(zai)(zai)(zai)陽江入伍。歷任兵(bing)士、把總(zong)、千總(zong)、守備、都(dou)司(si)、游擊等職。道光(guang)(guang)十(shi)(shi)(shi)八年(nian)(nian)(1838年(nian)(nian))補(bu)海(hai)(hai)(hai)門(men)營(ying)參(can)將。道光(guang)(guang)十(shi)(shi)(shi)九年(nian)(nian)(1839年(nian)(nian))賴恩(en)爵(jue)指揮(hui)中國水師(shi),在(zai)(zai)(zai)中英(ying)九龍(long)(long)海(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)中擊敗英(ying)軍(jun)(jun),取得鴉片戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)爭(zheng)首戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)——九龍(long)(long)海(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)的勝利。戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)后道光(guang)(guang)皇帝賞戴花翎,封(feng)“呼爾察(cha)圖巴圖魯”(“巴圖魯”為滿族語言(yan),勇士之意)名號,并升(sheng)授副(fu)將。此后,賴恩(en)爵(jue)參(can)加(jia)了中英(ying)穿鼻洋海(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)、官(guan)(guan)涌海(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan),屢立(li)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)功,于(yu)道光(guang)(guang)二(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)一年(nian)(nian)八月(yue)初七(qi)(1841年(nian)(nian)9月(yue)21日(ri)(ri)),被提升(sheng)為南澳(ao)鎮總(zong)兵(bing)。在(zai)(zai)(zai)平定海(hai)(hai)(hai)盜(dao)(dao)中累立(li)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)功20余次,于(yu)道光(guang)(guang)二(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)三年(nian)(nian)十(shi)(shi)(shi)一月(yue)初五(wu)(1843年(nian)(nian)12月(yue)25日(ri)(ri)),升(sheng)任廣東全省水師(shi)軍(jun)(jun)務(wu)提督,以接替因(yin)防守不力的原水師(shi)提督吳建勛。道光(guang)(guang)二(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)九年(nian)(nian)(1848年(nian)(nian))賴恩(en)爵(jue)病逝,享年(nian)(nian)53歲。賴恩(en)爵(jue)一生致力于(yu)緝(ji)匪抗盜(dao)(dao),保衛疆土,其一生中最輝(hui)煌的一頁是成功地(di)指揮(hui)了九龍(long)(long)海(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)。