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  2. Beiyang Army - Wikipedia

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    By 1907 the Beiyang Army had 60,000 men organized in six divisions, some of whom served in the Inner City of Beijing as the emperor's palace guard, and on the eve of the 1911 Revolution it was the strongest military force of the Qing dynasty.

  3. Beiyang government - Wikipedia

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    Beiyang general Yuan Shikai gave Sun Yat-sen the military support he needed to overthrow the Qing dynasty and establish the Republic of China in 1912. Through his control of the army, Yuan was quickly able to dominate the new Republic. [1]

  4. Beiyang Fleet - Wikipedia

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    The Beiyang Fleet maintained a naval infantry unit of 300 marines who were identified by their red uniforms as opposed to the regular Beiyang Navy personnels white dress uniforms for the summer & autumn, and blue dress uniform for the winter & spring. The marines role also involved military policing and firefighting along with their role in ...

  5. Warlord Era - Wikipedia

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    This military symbol was based on the Five Races Under One Union flag. The death of Yuan Shikai split the Beiyang Army into two main factions. The Zhili and Fengtian clique were in alliance with one another, while the Anhui clique formed their own faction. International recognition was based on the presence in Beijing, and every Beiyang clique ...

  6. Military of the Qing dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The military defeats suffered by China has been attributed to the factionalism of regional military governors. For instance, the Beiyang Fleet refused to participate in the Sino-French War in 1884, [44] the Nanyang Fleet retaliating by refusing to deploy during the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. [45]

  7. Wang Shizhen (Beiyang government) - Wikipedia

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    Wang Shizhen was very loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and he retired immediately after the demise of the Qing Dynasty, In 1914 ( the third year of the Republic of China ), Wang Shizhen was awarded the title of Army General and joined the Beiyang Government , In May, he served as the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy and the ...

  8. List of warlords and military cliques in the Warlord Era

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    Lists portal; Major Chinese warlord coalitions as of 1925. The Warlord Era was a historical period of the Republic of China that began from 1916 and lasted until the mid-1930s, during which the country was divided and ruled by various military cliques following the death of Yuan Shikai in 1916.

  9. Imperial Chinese Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Imperial Chinese Navy was the modern navy of the Qing dynasty of China established in 1875. An Imperial naval force in China first came into existence from 1132 [1] during the Song dynasty and existed in some form until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912. However, the name "Imperial Chinese Navy" usually only refers to the Qing navy that ...