Editing Wuchang Uprising (section)

== New Army mutiny ==
With their identities revealed, the revolutionaries in the New Army stationed in Wuchang were facing imminent arrest by the Qing authorities. The decision was made by Jiang Yiwu of the Literary Society to immediately launch the uprising, but the plot was leaked to the Viceroy of Huguang, and he ordered a crackdown of the revolutionaries, arresting and executing several prominent members.{{sfn|Esherick|Wei|2013|page=107}}
[[File:Beheaded revolutionists in Wuchang.jpg|thumb|left|The revolutionists arrested by Qing troops were beheaded on early morning, October 10, 1911]]
On the evening of 10 October, Wu Zhaolin ({{lang|zh|吴兆麟}}) as provisional commander led the revolutionary elements of the New Army staged a mutiny against the Qing garrison in Huguang, capturing the residence of the Viceroy in the process along with securing strategic points in the city after intense fighting.{{sfn|Esherick|Wei|2013|page=107}} As the Viceroy escaped, the Qing garrison fell into disarray. Between the night of 10 October and noon of 11th, "more than 500 Manchu soldiers were killed" with "over 300 captured".{{sfn|Esherick|Wei|2013|page=141}}