CIIC:Today's featured article/April 30, 2010
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The Beiyang Army was created on December 17, 1888 with Ding Ruchang as its commander. The brainchild of the famous general and statesman Li Hongzhang, the Beiyang Army was a modern, western-style military force created by the Qing Dynasty government. It had 25 warships and over 4,000 soldiers and officers.
Li Hongzhang began preparations for the foundation of the Beiyang Army in 1880 when he set up a Naval Institute in Tianjin. (More...)
