Wang Chengbin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wang Chengbin

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1874

Place of Birth: Liaoning, China

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1936

Profession: military personnel, politician

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Wang Chengbin

  • Wang Chengbin (Chinese: ???) (August 21, 1874 – February 15, 1936) was an ethnic Manchu Chinese general of the Warlord Era of the Republic of China.
  • He was the father of Hong Kong cartoonist Alfonso Wong.
  • Born in Fengtian (modern Liaoning) province, Wang attended the Baoding Military Academy from 1907–09, joining the New Army shortly afterward and being stationed in Changchun, Jilin province.
  • In October 1911, after the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising, he was sent to Shanxi Province to suppress supporters of the Xinhai Revolution.
  • In August 1912 he was made commander of the 11th Regiment, which was part of the 3rd Division, 6th Brigade.
  • In autumn 1913 he went with the 3rd Division to Yuezhou (modern Yueyang, Hunan province), to suppress the Second Revolution.
  • In 1915, he went with the 3rd Division to Sichuan province to suppress opposition to the Empire of China.
  • In July 1917 he acted with Wu Peifu to bring down Zhang Xun's Manchu Restoration.

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