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If however moving on a broad front the order was:
Van Left Centre Right Rear
[on different roads]
The bodyguard in a field force and elsewhere, usually the central company of a battalion, or the central battalion of a brigade of five or more battalions, was styled chin-ping, whilst the escort or individual guardsman was a hu-ping#.
Each battalion, ying, of three companies, had five hundred fighting men and one hundred and fifty supporting coolies. The battalions were commanded by a major, tu-ssu#, with two 2nd major adjutants.
Each company, shao", of three sections, consisted of approximately one hundred fighting men, supported by a further number of unpaid men awaiting appointment as soldiers, and supporting coolies. Companies were commanded by a captain, ch'ien-tsung†§, with two lieutenants, orderlies and personal coolies. Later, Mesny notes that strengths and personnel of Chinese military companies can be very elastic.
Each section, tui, of three 'tents', was commanded by an ensign or warrant officer, with two further junior warrant officers or sergeants.
Each tent, p'eng, contained sixteen men: these consisted of a corporal, shih-changH, in charge, two lance corporals, ten men, yung or ping, and three coolies, fu#.
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The Ko-i Rifle Brigade in Kueichou had a Guards Battalion"[Ch'in-ping Ying#4] of six companies, each company having at least 150 men, which with staff officers brought the total strength of the battalion up to 1000 men. At the time Mesny joined the Force there were also two rifled twelve-pounder field guns and an extra battalion of light infantry, styled Fu Hu-chünH. The 700 men of this extra battalion were all former rebels [surrendered or captured"] of various ages, from 20 to 40; many of them decorated with scars and wounds. Three months after Mesny joined in 1868 this particular battalion was formed into an independent corps, as it were, with the glorious style of the Ever Victorious Force, Chang-sheng Chün. When the Force was
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If however moving on a broad front the order was:
Van
Left Centre Right Rear
[on different roads]
The bodyguard in a field force and elsewhere, usually the central company of a battalion, or the central battalion of a brigade of five or more battalions, was styled chin-ping, whilst the escort or individual guardsman was a hu-ping # .
Each battalion, ying, of three companies, had five hundred fighting men and one hundred and fifty supporting coolies. The battalions were commanded by a major, tu-ssu #, with two 2nd major adjutants.
Each company, shao ", of three sections, consisted of approximately one hundred fighting men, supported by a further number of unpaid men awaiting appointment as soldiers, and supporting coolies. Companies were commanded by a captain, ch'ien-tsung †§, with two lieutenants, orderlies and personal coolies. Later, Mesny notes that strengths and personnel of Chinese military companies can be very elastic.
Each section, tui, of three 'tents', was commanded by an ensign or warrant officer, with two further junior warrant officers or sergeants.
Each tent, p'eng, contained sixteen men: these consisted of a corporal, shih-chang H, in charge, two lance corporals, ten men, yung or ping, and three coolies, fu #.
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The Ko-i Rifle Brigade in Kueichou had a Guards Battalion" [Ch'in- ping Ying #4 ] of six companies, each company having at least 150 men, which with staff officers brought the total strength of the battalion up to 100 men. At the time Mesny joined the Force there were also two rifled twelve-pounder field guns and an extra battalion of light infantry, styled Fu Hu-chứn H. The 700 men of this extra battalion were all former rebels [surrendered or captured"] of various ages, from 20 to 40; many of them decorated with scar/s and wounds. Three months after Mesny joined in 1868 this particular battalion 'was formed into an independent corps, as it were, with the glorious style of the Ever Victorious Force, Chang-sheng Chun. When the Force was
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