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

THE LAND OF THE BOXERS
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
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

CHAPTER I