The Northeastern Army, also known as the Fengtian Army, was a Chinese army that existed from 1911 to 1937. It was created by General Zhang Zuolin and his "Fengtian Clique", who controlled Northeastern China (Manchuria) during China's Warlord Era. The Northeastern Army participated in many of the Warlord Era's conflicts and by the mid-1920s had become the dominant force in north China. However, the Kuomintang defeated the Northeastern Army and Zhang's allies during the Northern Expedition. In 1928, Zhang Zuolin was assassinated and succeeded by his son Zhang Xueliang. Xueliang pledged loyalty to the Kuomintang, bringing almost all of China under the same national government for the first time since 1917.
A company of Northeastern Army soldiers
The Fengtian Army in 1917
A group photo of Zhili and Fengtian commanders, victors of the Zhili–Anhui war.
The trench mortar works at Shenyang (i.e., Mukden), near the main arsenal, was a state-of-the art facility for 1920s China. The facility produced an improved version of the Stokes mortar developed by Francis Sutton, a British Army veteran.
Zhang Zuolin was a Chinese warlord who ruled Manchuria from 1916 to 1928. He led the Fengtian clique, one of the most important factions during China's Warlord Era. During the last year of his life, he briefly installed himself as President of the Republic of China.
Zhang in military regalia
The young Zhang Zuolin (centre), in the early 1910s
Zhang Zuolin, ruler of Manchuria and Chinese warlord.
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