| Firearm Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Allegiance |  Qing dynasty |
| Branch | Eight Banners |
| Type | Corps |
| Role | Imperial Guards |
| Garrison/HQ | Beijing |
| Equipment | firearms, cannons |
39°57′57″N 116°17′21″E / 39.965938°N 116.289058°E The Firearm Battalion[1] or Huoqiying (simplified Chinese: 火器营; traditional Chinese: 火器營; pinyin: Huǒqì Yíng) was one of the elite military divisions of the Qing dynasty of China stationed around the capital Beijing. It was an army that specialized in managing and practicing firearm weaponries, and an elite unit of the Imperial Guards of the Qing dynasty. The former site of the Firearm Battalion ("Huoqiying") is located directly north of the Indigo Factory in the present-day Haidian District of Beijing, where "Huoqiying" remains as a place name today. There is also a Huoqiying station as a station of the Beijing Subway.
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