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Admiral's Standard
by Ivan Sache and
Mario Fabretto
The Yang Tseu fleet was commanded by Tseng Kuo-fan and Li Houng-chang, which were part of the Army of the Green Flag. The Admiral of the fleet used a green ensign with the Imperial dragon flag in canton.
Commodore First Class
by Ivan
Sache and Mario Fabretto
The Commodore of 1st class of the fleet used a similar, but asymmetrically
swallow-tailed ensign. The steamers of the fleet was used to carry troops to
Hou-Nan. In 1865, the fleet was transformed into an auxiliary force attached to
the Army.
Ivan Sache, 17 July 2001
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