Just to continue the China theme...with the outbreak of the Chinese Revolution in 1911 associated with the overthrow of the Quing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China, forces from the Western powers were sent to China to secure Western interests and avoid a repeat of the Boxer Rebellion. One such unit that the US dispatched to China was the 15th Infantry, which was initially stationed at Chinwangtao (1st Batallion and Machinegun Platoon) and later, joined by the rest of the regiment, at Tientsin. Ultimately, the 15th was to remain stationed in China until 1938.
Distinctive Unit Insignia - 15th Infantry
15th Infantry Route March, somewhere outside of Tientsin, c. 1912
This is something I'd like to research some more for a mounted impression for living history... :-)
Tropical uniform.
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