1st Siwi Regiment

1st Siwi Regiment시위 제1연대侍衛第一聯隊 May 1898 – August 1907 August 1907 Korean Empire 23px Army Guards Infantry Battle of Namdaemun Cho Tong-yun The 1st Siwi Regiment later Siwi Mixed Brigade was a unit of Imperial Korean Army. The regiment was formed in May 1898. However after the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907, the regiment was disestablished. Lineage By the order of Gojong of Korea, 1st Siwi Regiment was established on 27 May 1898. The Regiment included 1st Siwi Battalion and 2nd Siwi Battalion. Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel was the commander, Captain was the adjutant, First or Second Lieutenant was Quartermaster and Second Lieutenant managed the ensign of the Regiment. 3 Non-commissioned officers were attached to the regiment.한국사데이터베이스 http://db.history.go.kr/item/level.do?setId=64&totalCount=64&itemId=sk&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&page=1&pre_page=1&brokerPagingInfo=&position=26&levelId=sk_022r_0010_0050_0240_0010&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%B9%99%EB%A0%B9+%EC%A0%9C13%ED%98%B8&searchKeywordConjunction=AND 2022-03-27 db.history.go.kr Western-style Military Band was established for the Regiment. From 5 April 1902, Franz Eckert was instructor of the military band. On 22 April 1907, the regiment became Siwi Mixed Brigade (시위혼성여단), and included 2nd Siwi Regiment, Siwi Field Artillery Battalion, Siwi Cavalry Battalion, and Siwi Pioneer Battalion. Battle of Namdaemun Battle of Namdaemun After the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1907, 1st Siwi Regiment was planned to be disestablished. Because of this, 1st Battalion commander, Park Sung-hwan, committed suicide. This made members of 1st Siwi Regiment to not participate in disestablishment ceremony but, sparked a battle. Many soldiers from other regiments and battalions who already returned their weapons got their weapons and fought against the Imperial Japanese Army. The 2nd Siwi Regiment joined 1st Siwi Regiment for the battle. For four hours, battles was continued. However, the battle was the victory of Japan because Japanese soldiers using much advanced weapons.우리역사넷 http://contents.history.go.kr/mobile/nh/view.do?levelId=nh_043_0050_0030_0010_0030 2022-03-27 contents.history.go.kr Commanders +NameDateLieutenant colonel Cho Tong-yun2 June 1898 - 11 November 1898Lieutenant colonel Gwon Yong-guk30 November 1898 - 4 August 1899Colonel Kim Sung-gyu18 August 1899 - 8 November 1899Lieutenant colonel Yi Gi-dong8 November 1899 - 20 November 1900Lieutenant colonel Ku Yong-jo26 November 1900 - 1 March 1901Lieutenant colonel Ku Yong-jo8 April 1902 - ?Lieutenant colonel Yang Seong-hwan1903 - 1904Lieutenant colonel Yi Gun-hyeong1904 - 1907 References Category:Military units and formations established in 1898 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1907 Category:Korean Empire Category:Military of Korea