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Marshal Wang Chan-yuan was born at Kuan Hsien, Shantung province, in 1860. He was graduated in the first class of the Peiyang Military Academy and served in the Siano-Japanese War, 1894-95. Later he was enggaged by Yuan Shih-kai to train the modern army at Hsiao Chan. He was engaged by Yuan Shih-kai to train a modern army at Hsiao Chan. He started as a captain commanding Anhui troops. Subsequently he was promoted to be a colonel and then to Bridagier-General. Upon the outbreak of the First Revolution October 1911 Marshal Wang accompanied Feng Kuo-chang to Wuchang when the latter was in command of the First Imperial Army to suppress the revolt. He was responsible for the recapture of the city Hanying from the revolutionaries on November 27, 1911. Upon