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Chinese Westernized army, 1860 to 1864
Ever Victorious Army
Members of the Ever Victorious Army in uniform
Active
1860–1864
Country
China
Allegiance
China
Type
Shock troops
Role
Brown-water navy Close combat Executive protection Fire support Force protection Hand-to-hand combat HUMINT Indirect fire Raiding Reconnaissance Shock tactics Tracking
Size
5,000
Engagements
Nian Rebellion and Taiping Rebellions
Commanders
Notable commanders
Frederick Townsend Ward
Charles George Gordon
Henry Andres Burgevine
Albert Édouard Le Brethon de Caligny
Military unit
Ever Victorious Army
Traditional Chinese
常勝軍
Simplified Chinese
常胜军
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Chángshèngjūn
Wade–Giles
Ch'ang2 Sheng4 Chün1
"Ever Victorious Army" (Chinese: 常勝軍; pinyin: Chángshèngjūn) was a small imperial army that fought rebels in late-19th-century China. It was directed and trained by Europeans. The Ever Victorious Army fought for the Qing dynasty against the rebels of the Nian and Taiping Rebellions.[1]
Though the Army was only active for a few years, from 1860 to 1864, it was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. It was the first Chinese army which was trained in European techniques, tactics, and strategy.
^Richard J. Smith. "Mercenaries and Mandarins: The Ever-Victorious Army in Nineteenth Century China". Foreword by J. K. Fairbank. Canadian Journal of History 14.3 (1979): 486–488.
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