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forces, and while a great argument raged between two governments as to which had jurisdiction over him, he having once claimed Chinese citizenship in order to remain in Chinese service, Burgevine was opportunely drowned by the capsizing of what the Celestials called a ferry-boat". Franck's inclusion of the word 'opportunely' is intriguing.
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The French, fearing a British plot to expand their influence in China, established its own foreign-trained Chinese forces in treaty ports, with the best known, the Ever-Triumphant Army [Ch'ang-chieh Chün] founded by Prosper Giquel in 1862.
Franck, Harry A.: Roving through Southern China: Appleton-Century Company, New York: 1923
Although the Memorial Temple dedicated to Ward I was interested in was in Sungkiang, another similar Memorial Temple had also been built in his honour in Ningpo near where he died.
Carr, Caleb: The Devil Soldier; The American Soldier of Fortune who became a God in China: Random House: New York: 1991