Firearm Battalion
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The Firearm BattalionHaidian District of Beijing, where "Huoqiying" remains as a place name today. There is also a Huoqiying station as a station of the Beijing Subway.
History
The Firearm Battalion was first established in 1688 in
shotguns and large cannons. Composed of Eight Banners soldiers, it was responsible for guarding the imperial city. However, the battalion soldiers stationed in the city were stationed in the four cities of the city along with the Eight Banners soldiers. Each banner was equipped with a part of the Firearm Battalion soldiers, which was very inconvenient to train, and firearm manufacturing and training also required a large space. In 1770, Qianlong Emperor approved that the Manchu Eight Banners officers and soldiers of the Firearm Battalion were moved outside the city and stationed in the same camp. The Firearm Battalion was built in the northwest suburb of Lindigo Factory outside the city. The Firearm Battalion area was built along the direction of the Kunyu River and was adjacent to the Summer Palace
to the north. The building took three years and was completed in 1773. In order to distinguish it from the previous Firearm Battalion in the inner city, it was also called the "Outer Firearm Battalion". The streets and lanes in the Firearm Battalion were in the shape of a checkerboard, and the large wall surrounding the camp was four kilometers long and made of three-piece earthen barriers. There was a river guarding the Firearm Battalion outside the Battalion wall, which played a role in drainage. The wall had four gates in the east, west, north and south, and there was a flat bridge with each gate.
See also
References
- ^ a b "European Technology and Manchu Power: Reflections on the "Military Revolution" in Seventeenth Century China" (PDF). Retrieved October 2, 2023.