Guangzhou Freedom Fighters (Eastern Manifest Destiny)

The Guangzhou Freedom Fighters (Chinese: 廣州自由戰士) (Japanese: 広州無料戦士), also known as the Dragon Regiment, is a foreign legion within the Republic of China Armed Forces based in Guangzhou. It is the only foreign legion within the army and serves exclusively as auxillaries to foreign armies.

History
The Guangzhou Freedom Fighters were created as the Imperial North American Volunteers Banner in August of 1854 by Qing general Liu Hao-bin as a volunteer force to serve the Chinese colony of Meishangu in North America alongside the Meishangu Banner. After the sale and secession of Meishangu to the newly formed Republic of Aritomo, the banner returned to China as served as the Imperial Volunteer Guard. In June of 1861, General Liu suggested entering the American Civil War against the Confederacy as a goodwill gesture to the United States. The Emperor turned down his request and instead offered to send him and the Imperial Volunteer Guard overseas to fight as a non-state combatant against the Confederacy. Liu agreed and renamed the force the Imperial Volunteer Regiment and landed in California on March 1862. He lead his force into their first battle in the Battle of Houston, to which they fought against the Prussian Blue Regiment.