The First Formation of the Imperial Guard
On January 28, 1909, the first day of the first lunar month of the first year of the Reform Movement, the Imperial Guards completed the first plan, and the brigade level was established, with a total of 8,000 people approved. Among them, 7,200 people were established and 800 people were trained in the training team.
★Infantry Squad [10 people], under the jurisdiction:
The first combat team [5 people], commanded by the squad leader;
The second combat team [5 people], commanded by the squad deputy commander.
★Infantry Platoon [32 people], under the jurisdiction:
There are 2 infantry squads, with a total of 20 people;
There is one firepower squad with 12 people, set up in the platoon, one platoon leader, two platoon deputy, and one of the five-person heavy machine gun team includes one squad leader, document, communications soldier, health soldier, and ammunition soldier.
★Infantry Company [116 people], under the jurisdiction:
There were 3 infantry platoons, with a total of 96 people;
The company headquarters has a total of 20 people, with one company commander and two deputy companies, ten people including copywriting, documents, armed forces, military supplies, communications, and general affairs. Two people sniping teams, five baggage soldiers and two carriages.
★Infantry Battalion [about 500 people], under the jurisdiction:
There were 3 infantry companies, with a total of 348 people;
There are 152 people in the battalion headquarters, one battalion commander, two battalion deputy, two staff officers, baggage officer, ordnance officer, quartermaster officer, documents, communications, etc., and there are 52 people in the battalion headquarters, and they are also under the jurisdiction of:
There is one battalion reserve line, 32 people, and the battalion reserve team;
There was a platoon of 1, 32 people, and 10 carriages, mainly used for the transportation of materials of the government;
There is one cooking platoon with 24 people in the camp, divided into 4 cooking groups, and they usually follow the companies to operate. When camping, the entire camp will be merged;
There is 1 health team with 12 people, including 2 military doctors, 4 medical nurses, and 8 stretcher soldiers.
★Infantry Regiment [2000 people], under the jurisdiction:
There are 3 infantry battalions, with a total of 1,500 people;
There is one artillery company with about 100 people, mainly equipped with 6 57mm mountain artillery pieces of the 5th Sheng and 7th 57mm mountain artillery. It is usually directly under the regiment headquarters and follows the operation of various infantry battalions during combat;
The regiment headquarters has about 400 people, one regiment commander, two deputy regiment commander, one chief of staff, one deputy chief of staff, several combat staff, including military supplies, ordnance, military law and other institutions. The regiment headquarters has a total of 116 people, and is also under the jurisdiction of:
1 reserve company, 100 people, regiment reserve team;
There is a guard lined up with 32 people, responsible for the protection of the regiment headquarters;
There is one baggage line and 32 people, responsible for the transportation of the regiment headquarters;
There is one communications lineup with 32 people, responsible for information contact throughout the group, including a telegraph class;
Reconnaissance platoon 1, 32 people, combat reconnaissance;
There is a cooking rank of 1 and 24 people, mainly dealing with the food of the regiment headquarters;
There is one team medical center with 32 people, responsible for field first aid.
★Mixed brigade [7200 people], under the jurisdiction:
There are 2 infantry regiments, totaling 4,000 people;
There is one artillery regiment with about 1,000 people. The weapons are 16 short-body tubes, 12 seven-success fifth-field guns, and 8 medium-sized howitzers in the ten-success fifth-success middle-sized;
1 cavalry battalion, 300 people;
There are 1,300 people in the engineering camp, responsible for setting up pontoon bridges, repairing fortifications, bunkers, diversion of passages and mines, etc.;
There is 1 baggage battalion, 300 people, equipped with 72 mule carts;
1 reserve battalion, 400 people, brigade reserve team;
There is 1 guard battalion with 300 people, responsible for the protection of the brigade department;
The brigade headquarters has a total of 600 people, one division commander, two deputy division commander, one chief of staff, two deputy chief of staff, one junction commander, several junction commander, one junction commander, several ordnance commander, and a total of 20 main officers, with the jurisdiction:
There is one general affairs company, 100 people, and the offices of this brigade include military and political affairs, military supplies, military ordnance, military academics, military medical doctors and other places;
There is one guard company, 100 people, and the brigade has a guard force;
There is one communication link, 80 people, including balloon team;
There is 1 reconnaissance team, 80 people;
There is 1 military law team with 60 people, presided over by a military judge, Lieutenant Colonel;
There is 1 military band with 40 people, including a guard of honor, hosted by military music officers;
One ordnance team, 60 people, emergency repairs on the battlefield, daily middle-level repairs, and is under the jurisdiction of the Ordnance Chief;
There is 1 medical team, 60 people, including one in the field hospital, and is chaired by a military doctor.
Chapter completed!