Wang Chengbin
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| Born |
August 21, 1874 Fengtian Province, (modern Liaoning Province), .svg.png){kind=small} Qing Empire |
| Died |
February 15, 1936 Beijing, Republic of China |
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| Service/branch | New Army |
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Wang Chengbin (Chinese: 王承斌) (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 to 1909, joining the New Army shortly after, 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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