Weihaiwei Regiment

1st Chinese Regiment (Weihaiwei Regiment)
Guard, 1st Chinese Regiment, Weihaiwei, China, ca.1902–1903
Active1898–1906
Country British Weihaiwei
Branch 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.

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