賴恩爵,字簡廷。清代抗英名將。軒轅黃(huang)帝第170代孫(sun),賴叔颕國君(jun)第114代孫(sun)。
賴恩(en)爵一生致力(li)于(yu)緝匪(fei)抗盜,保衛疆土,其一生中最輝煌的(de)一頁是成功地指揮了九(jiu)龍海(hai)戰。
賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)恩(en)爵(jue)(jue)(jue)(1795-1848),字簡廷,新安(an)縣(xian)大鵬城(cheng)(即現在深圳市龍(long)崗區大鵬鎮)人(ren),漢族客家人(ren)。祖籍永安(an)縣(xian)(今(jin)紫金縣(xian))義容(rong)甘棠,為(wei)(wei)永安(an)賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)參廷九(jiu)世(shi)孫。先祖于(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)清雍正九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1731年(nian)(nian)(nian))遷寶安(an)大鵬古(gu)城(cheng)烏涌(yong)村(今(jin)深圳市龍(long)崗區大鵬鎮鵬城(cheng)村);祖父(fu)賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)世(shi)超武舉人(ren),官至(zhi)二(er)(er)品(pin)都尉(wei)。父(fu)親賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)英(ying)揚(yang)任浙(zhe)江(jiang)淀海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)總兵(bing),叔(shu)父(fu)賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)信揚(yang)任福(fu)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)廈門水(shui)師(shi)提(ti)督(du),官至(zhi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)品(pin)。弟賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)恩(en)祿(lu),將(jiang)軍(jun)官銜,任福(fu)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)晉(jin)江(jiang)鎮鎮臺(tai)。父(fu)親賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)英(ying)揚(yang)一(yi)(yi)(yi)生(sheng)致力(li)于(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)緝匪(fei)抗(kang)盜(dao),戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)績彪炳,官至(zhi)浙(zhe)江(jiang)定(ding)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)鎮總兵(bing)官,死(si)后(hou)晉(jin)封(feng)振威將(jiang)軍(jun);叔(shu)父(fu)信揚(yang)官至(zhi)福(fu)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)水(shui)師(shi)提(ti)督(du),封(feng)安(an)鷺將(jiang)軍(jun)。恩(en)爵(jue)(jue)(jue)少時隨父(fu)出任陽江(jiang),后(hou)在陽江(jiang)入(ru)伍。歷任兵(bing)士(shi)、把總、千總、守(shou)備、都司(si)、游(you)擊(ji)等職。道(dao)(dao)光(guang)十(shi)(shi)(shi)八年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1838年(nian)(nian)(nian))補海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)門營(ying)參將(jiang)。道(dao)(dao)光(guang)十(shi)(shi)(shi)九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1839年(nian)(nian)(nian))賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)恩(en)爵(jue)(jue)(jue)指揮(hui)中(zhong)國水(shui)師(shi),在中(zhong)英(ying)九(jiu)龍(long)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)中(zhong)擊(ji)敗英(ying)軍(jun),取得鴉片(pian)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)爭首戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)——九(jiu)龍(long)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)的(de)(de)勝(sheng)利。戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)后(hou)道(dao)(dao)光(guang)皇帝(di)賞(shang)戴花翎,封(feng)“呼爾察圖巴圖魯”(“巴圖魯”為(wei)(wei)滿族語言,勇(yong)士(shi)之意)名(ming)號,并升授副(fu)將(jiang)。此后(hou),賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)恩(en)爵(jue)(jue)(jue)參加了(le)中(zhong)英(ying)穿鼻洋海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)、官涌(yong)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan),屢立戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)功,于(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)道(dao)(dao)光(guang)二(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)年(nian)(nian)(nian)八月初(chu)七(qi)(1841年(nian)(nian)(nian)9月21日(ri)),被提(ti)升為(wei)(wei)南(nan)澳鎮總兵(bing)。在平定(ding)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)盜(dao)中(zhong)累立戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)功20余次(ci),于(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)道(dao)(dao)光(guang)二(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)三年(nian)(nian)(nian)十(shi)(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)月初(chu)五(wu)(1843年(nian)(nian)(nian)12月25日(ri)),升任廣東全(quan)省水(shui)師(shi)軍(jun)務提(ti)督(du),以接(jie)替因防守(shou)不力(li)的(de)(de)原水(shui)師(shi)提(ti)督(du)吳建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)勛。道(dao)(dao)光(guang)二(er)(er)十(shi)(shi)(shi)九(jiu)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(1848年(nian)(nian)(nian))賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)恩(en)爵(jue)(jue)(jue)病逝,享年(nian)(nian)(nian)53歲。賴(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)(lai)恩(en)爵(jue)(jue)(jue)一(yi)(yi)(yi)生(sheng)致力(li)于(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)緝匪(fei)抗(kang)盜(dao),保(bao)衛疆(jiang)土,其(qi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)生(sheng)中(zhong)最輝(hui)煌的(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)頁是成功地(di)指揮(hui)了(le)九(jiu)龍(long)海(hai)(hai)(hai)(hai)戰(zhan)(zhan)(zhan)。