The Land of the Boxers or, China under the Allies

The Land of the Boxers; or, China under the Allies

WRITTEN many thousand miles from the evertroubled land of China, with no opportunity for reference, this book doubtless contains many errors, for which the readers indulgence is asked. The criticisms of the various armies are not the result of my own unaided impressions, but a rsum of the opinions of the many officers of the different contingents with whom I conversed on the subject. My thanks are due to Sir Richard Harrison, k.c.b., InspectorGeneral of Fortifications, who served with the Allied Army which captured Pekin in 1860, for his courtesy in permitting me to use some of the excellent photographs taken by the Photo Section, Royal Engineers. THE AUTHOR London, 1903 ix CHAPTER I FROM WEIHAIWEI TO TIENTSIN Our transportAn Irish padrWeihaiwei harbour by nightThe island by dayThe mainlandOn to TakuTaku at lastThe allied fleetThe famous fortsThe Peiho RiverThe Allies at TongkuThe British at HsinhoThe train to TientsinA motley crowd of passengersThe country en routeA historic railway station pages 116 CHAPTER II TIENTSIN The foreign settlementThe Chinese cityThe linguists in the AngloIndian armyThe Tientsin ClubA polyglot crowd round the barThe English ConcessionThe famous Gordon HallThe brawls in Taku RoadDissensions among the Allied troopsThe attack on the Royal Welch Fusiliers patrolThe siege of TientsinScene of the fightingAccuracy of the Chinese shell fireSoldier life in the streets of TientsinTommy AtkinsPeace and WarThe revenge of ChristianityThe railway siding incident ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 50785
Author: Casserly, Gordon
Release Date: Dec 28, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English