Chapter II.

THE LAND OF THE BOXERS

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 many errors, for which the reader’s indulgence is asked. The criticisms of the various armies are not the result of my own unaided impressions, but a _résumé_ 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., Inspector‐General 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

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