New Army
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The New Army, more fully called the Newly Created Army, was the combined modernised army corps formed under the Qing dynasty in December 1895, following its defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War. At f
Chinese soldiers in 1899–1901. Left: three infantrymen of the New Imperial Army. Front: drum major of the regular army. Seated on the trunk: field artilleryman. Right: Boxers.
A prominent advocate of military reform
Ronglu, a prominent Manchu military official and nominal commander of the Wuwei Corps
Troops of the Wuwei Corps escorting Dowager Empress Cixi.
Green Standard Army
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The Green Standard Army was a category of military units under the control of China's Qing dynasty. It was made up mostly of ethnic Han soldiers and operated concurrently with the Manchu–Mongol–Han Ei
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…supported the reform, the Han members did not. In response to von Hanneken's proposal, Sheng Xuanhuai proposed that, due to the expenditure of the Green Standard and the Yong Ying amounting to over 20 million taels each annually, it would be better to disband these forces numbering some 800,000 and replace them…
A Green Standard Army horse archer
A Green Standard Army cavalryman
Green Standard Army infantrymen (left) at the Battle of Chinkiang