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1st Chinese Regiment (Weihaiwei Regiment)
Active1898–1906
CountryWeihaiwei Regiment British Weihaiwei
BranchWeihaiwei Regiment British Colonial Auxiliary Forces
Garrison/HQMatou, Weihaiwei
EngagementsGaselee Expedition
Battle of Tientsin
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Hamilton Bower
Notable
commanders
Hamilton Bower (1898 to 1907)
Clarence Dalrymple Bruce (1902 to 1907)

The 1st Chinese Regiment (also known as the Weihaiwei Regiment) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised in British Weihaiwei. The regiment, which was praised for its performance, consisted of Chinese enlisted men serving under British officers.[1]

  1. ^ Ralph L. Powell (8 December 2015). Rise of the Chinese Military Power. Princeton University Press. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-1-4008-7884-0.

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