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1927 Chinese Army forms Spear Corps
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0:25Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1927
Location: China
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: International Newsreel - Short of guns, Chinese Armies Form Spear Corps
CHINA:
EXT
Rifle shortage causes the Chinese army form a spear corps to defend the capitol from Cantonese
CHINA, CHINESE REBELLION: Form spear corps
Video Roll Title: Chinese Armies from Spear Corps: also Japanese troops in Shanghai, & British entrench on outskirts: 95ft
infantry, troops, soldiers, soldier, marching, march, spears
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