Huai Army
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The Huai Army, named for the Huai River, was a military force allied with the Qing dynasty raised to contain the Taiping Rebellion in 1862. It was also called the Anhui Army because it was based in An
Representative people of Huai Army
Uniform of a division of the Huai Army
Li Hongzhang
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Li Hongzhang, Marquis Suyi was a Chinese statesman of the late Qing dynasty. He held important positions in the Qing government, including the Viceroy of Zhili, Huguang and Liangguang. He was the foun
Huai Army
…Army was largely a militia army, based on personal rather than institutional loyalties. It was armed with a mixture of traditional and modern weapons. Li Hongzhang, a commander in the Xiang Army, created the Huai Army in October 1861. It succeeded Zeng Guofan’s Xiang Army. The Huai Army itself was succeeded by the…
Li in 1896
Liang Shitai. Portrait of Li Hongzhang. 1878. Albumen silver print. The Loewentheil Photography of China Collection.
Li Hongzhang (middle) with Lord Salisbury (left) and Lord Curzon
Photographic portrait of Li Hongzhang by Baoji Studio, Shanghai. Date unknown.