Yong Ying (Chinese: 勇營; pinyin: yǒng yíng; Wade–Giles: yung-ying; lit. 'brave camps') were a type of regional army that emerged in the 19th century in the Qing dynasty army, which fought in most of China's wars after the Opium War and numerous rebellions exposed the ineffectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners and Green Standard Army. The Yong Ying were created from the earlier tuanlianmilitias.
A Brave (勇; yǒng). Qing soldiers were distinguished as regulars (兵; bīng) or braves by the characters on their uniforms.
Tuanlian (Chinese: 團練) is the Chinese term for localised village militias created in the Zhou dynasty. In May 1645, Ming rebel leader Li Zicheng (Chinese: 李自成) was killed by a tuanlian of local landowners in Hubei province.
During the Jiaqing reign, with the corrupt and ineffective official military establishment of the Eight Banners and Green Standard Army incapable of curbing the White Lotus Rebellion, the Qing court began to order local gentry and landowners in all ten provinces to organise tuanlian for self-defense, with both funding and control in the hands of local gentry and landowners.[1]
Yong
Yong (Chinese:勇), literally "braves", was the official name for members of the militia, which was recruited from the local civilian (Han Chinese) population. These "braves" were grouped into units or battalions (ying), known as the "Yong Ying". Yong were not regarded as part of the official imperial army of Eight Banners or Green Standard, with their funding and logistics provided by civilian society, not the imperial governments.
The Xiang Army, a "Yung-ying" army in Qing dynasty China, was separate from the Manchu Eight Banners and Green Standard Army. It used modern weapons and the officers were never rotated, so relationships formed between officers and the troops, unlike in the Green Standard and Banner forces.[2]
It was recorded that
Although rations came from public funds, the yung-ying troops were nevertheless grateful to the officers of the battalion for selecting them to be put on the rolls, as if they had received personal favours from the officers. Since in ordinary times there existed [between the officers and the troops] relations of kindness as well as mutual confidence, in battle it could be expected that they would see each other through hardship and adversity.[3]
The soldiers of the Yong ying militias were often poorly equipped with Jingals, swords, spears and antiquated firearms though they did possess modern firearms it was not the norm. They were often poorly housed in barracks and left idle with many becoming addicted to opium and gambling. The commanders of these militias however gained vast power becoming appointed to the positions of governor-generals and governors between 1861 and 1890 of the 44 governor-generals appointed 20 were militia commanders and of the 117 governors appointed in the same time period over 52 were militia commanders with 25% of the governors not possessing the 2 highest grades of the imperial civil service exam[4]
^谭伯牛. . Book.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
^Liu, Kwang-ching; Smith, Richard J. (1980). John King Fairbank; Kwang-Ching Liu; Denis Crispin Twitchett (eds.). The Military Challenge: The North-west and the Coast. The Cambridge History of China Series (Part Two: Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911). Vol. 11 (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 202. ISBN0-521-22029-7. Retrieved 2012-01-18. By the end of the Nien War in 1868, a new kind of military force had emerged as the Ch'ing dynasty's chief bulwark of security. Often referred to by historians as regional armies, these forces were generally described at the time as yung-ying (lit. 'brave battalions').
^John King Fairbank; Kwang-Ching Liu; Denis Crispin Twitchett, eds. (1980). Late Ch'ing, 1800-1911. Vol. 11, Part 2 of The Cambridge History of China Series (illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 203. ISBN0-521-22029-7. Retrieved 2012-01-18. The merit of the yung-ying had lain in the close personal ties between officers and men. Army commanders (t'ung-ling) personally chose the commanders of the various battalions under them. Each battalion commander (ying-kuan) responsible for some 550 men would personally choose his company officers (shao-kuan) who would in turn choose their platoon officers (shih-chang).
^Powell, Ralph (1955). Rise of Chinese military power 1895-1912. Princeton University Press. pp. 31–33.
External links
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Yong Ying Chinese 勇營 pinyin yǒng ying Wade Giles yung ying lit brave camps were a type of regional army that emerged in the 19th century in the Qing dynasty army which fought in most of China s wars after the Opium War and numerous rebellions exposed the ineffectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners and Green Standard Army The Yong Ying were created from the earlier tuanlian militias A Brave 勇 yǒng Qing soldiers were distinguished as regulars 兵 bing or braves by the characters on their uniforms Contents 1 Tuanlian history 2 Yong 3 List of Yong Ying Armies 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTuanlian history EditTuanlian Chinese 團練 is the Chinese term for localised village militias created in the Zhou dynasty In May 1645 Ming rebel leader Li Zicheng Chinese 李自成 was killed by a tuanlian of local landowners in Hubei province During the Jiaqing reign with the corrupt and ineffective official military establishment of the Eight Banners and Green Standard Army incapable of curbing the White Lotus Rebellion the Qing court began to order local gentry and landowners in all ten provinces to organise tuanlian for self defense with both funding and control in the hands of local gentry and landowners 1 Yong EditYong Chinese 勇 literally braves was the official name for members of the militia which was recruited from the local civilian Han Chinese population These braves were grouped into units or battalions ying known as the Yong Ying Yong were not regarded as part of the official imperial army of Eight Banners or Green Standard with their funding and logistics provided by civilian society not the imperial governments The Xiang Army a Yung ying army in Qing dynasty China was separate from the Manchu Eight Banners and Green Standard Army It used modern weapons and the officers were never rotated so relationships formed between officers and the troops unlike in the Green Standard and Banner forces 2 It was recorded that Although rations came from public funds the yung ying troops were nevertheless grateful to the officers of the battalion for selecting them to be put on the rolls as if they had received personal favours from the officers Since in ordinary times there existed between the officers and the troops relations of kindness as well as mutual confidence in battle it could be expected that they would see each other through hardship and adversity 3 The soldiers of the Yong ying militias were often poorly equipped with Jingals swords spears and antiquated firearms though they did possess modern firearms it was not the norm They were often poorly housed in barracks and left idle with many becoming addicted to opium and gambling The commanders of these militias however gained vast power becoming appointed to the positions of governor generals and governors between 1861 and 1890 of the 44 governor generals appointed 20 were militia commanders and of the 117 governors appointed in the same time period over 52 were militia commanders with 25 of the governors not possessing the 2 highest grades of the imperial civil service exam 4 List of Yong Ying Armies EditChu Army Xiang Army Huai Army Kansu BravesSee also EditWarlordReferences Edit 谭伯牛 In Chinese 团练之弊 谭伯牛 Book sina com cn Archived from the original on July 7 2011 Retrieved 2008 12 21 Liu Kwang ching Smith Richard J 1980 John King Fairbank Kwang Ching Liu Denis Crispin Twitchett eds The Military Challenge The North west and the Coast The Cambridge History of China Series Part Two Late Ch ing 1800 1911 Vol 11 illustrated ed Cambridge University Press p 202 ISBN 0 521 22029 7 Retrieved 2012 01 18 By the end of the Nien War in 1868 a new kind of military force had emerged as the Ch ing dynasty s chief bulwark of security Often referred to by historians as regional armies these forces were generally described at the time as yung ying lit brave battalions John King Fairbank Kwang Ching Liu Denis Crispin Twitchett eds 1980 Late Ch ing 1800 1911 Vol 11 Part 2 of The Cambridge History of China Series illustrated ed Cambridge University Press p 203 ISBN 0 521 22029 7 Retrieved 2012 01 18 The merit of the yung ying had lain in the close personal ties between officers and men Army commanders t ung ling personally chose the commanders of the various battalions under them Each battalion commander ying kuan responsible for some 550 men would personally choose his company officers shao kuan who would in turn choose their platoon officers shih chang Powell Ralph 1955 Rise of Chinese military power 1895 1912 Princeton University Press pp 31 33 External links EditYong Ying Brave Camps at archive today archived 2013 04 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yong Ying amp oldid 1166290832 Tuanlian history, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
