THE LAND OF THE BOXERS
| CAPT. PELL | CAPT. PHILLIPS | COL. O’SULLIVAN |
|---|---|---|
| LIEUT. STEEL | GEN. BARROW | GEN. SIR A. GASELEE, K.C.B. |
| COMMANDER‐IN‐CHIEF AND STAFF OF THE BRITISH FORCESIN NORTH CHINA | ||
THE
LAND OF THE BOXERS
OR
CHINA UNDER THE ALLIES
BY
CAPTAIN GORDON CASSERLY
INDIAN ARMY
WITH 15 ILLUSTRATIONS AND A PLAN
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
NEW YORK AND BOMBAY
1903
All rights reserved
TO
THE OFFICERS
OF THE
AMERICAN AND BRITISH
NAVAL AND MILITARY FORCES
IN CHINA
PREFACE
WRITTEN many thousand miles from the ever‐troubled land of China,with no opportunity for reference, this book doubtless contains manyerrors, for which the reader’s indulgence is asked. The criticisms ofthe various armies are not the result of my own unaided impressions,but a résumé of the opinions of the many officers of the differentcontingents with whom I conversed on the subject.
My thanks are due to Sir Richard Harrison, k.c.b.,Inspector‐General of Fortifications, who served with the Allied Armywhich captured Pekin in 1860, for his courtesy in permitting me to usesome of the excellent photographs taken by the Photo Section, RoyalEngineers.
THE AUTHOR
London, 1903
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
FROM WEI‐HAI‐WEI TO TIENTSIN
Our transport—An Irish padré—Wei‐hai‐wei harbour by night—Theisland by day—The mainland—On to Taku—Taku at last—The alliedfleet—The famous forts—The Peiho River—The Allies at Tong‐ku—TheBritish at Hsin‐ho—The train to Tientsin—A motley crowd ofpassengers—The country en route—A historic railway station
CHAPTER II
TIENTSIN
The foreign settlement—The Chinese city—The linguists in theAnglo‐Indian army—The Tientsin Club—A polyglot crowd round thebar—The English Concession—The famous Gordon Hall—The brawls inTaku Road—Dissensions among the Allied troops—The attack on theRoyal Welch Fus