Not much remains to be said. How the Rising nearly spread to the Yangtse, but was stopped by the powerful Yangtse Viceroys, is common knowledge. A Fleet, of course, gathered at Wusung at the first sign of trouble, and a few little things are worth recording. For instance, the Chinese were completing the armament of the powerful Yangtse forts with feverish anxiety, and, on one occasion, they found some difficulty with the mounting of a 15-cm. “Krupp.” A certain officer happening to notice this, took charge of the party with the greatest assurance, and, Hey Presto! down came the whole show, much to every one’s disgust. On another occasion two midshipmen managed to crawl into the Forts, and had a good look round before they were discovered and ejected. After this, the Chinese threatened to shoot at any football parties near the Forts, and the Fleet’s playground had also to be shifted. Occasionally the Chinese navy used to show up, and it was a funny sight to see a Chinese cruiser passing up the river, with the guns of one of our armoured cruisers laid for her waterline as she passed, and following her up until out of range. An equally funny sight must have been one of our tiny river gunboats lying under the 12-in. guns of the up-river forts, pretending that she was only waiting for the big ’un to start hostilities, before knocking down the whole place. While things were still a little touchy, Chinese New Year arrived, and it was rumoured that on that night the forts would open on the fleets. Every preparation was made, but nothing happened, and eventually the fleets quietly dispersed to their respective spheres to give that much-needed leave which all their hard-worked crews so thoroughly deserved.
The Naval Brigades had done their work. Who shall say it was not as satisfactory as it was important, or that the British Contingent was found wanting in any way from first to last? The same traits which have made it the envy of the World—the initiative, the daring, the dash—found ample scope in China, and were equally conspicuous there, as they have ever been elsewhere, when Duty called for their display, in upholding the glorious traditions of the Senior Service, and of our ever increasing Empire.
FINIS
INDEX
- Admirals’ Conference, [22], [306].
- — Decision of, [25].
- “Alacrity,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- Alexieff, Vice-Admiral (Russian), [138].
- “Algerine,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- Allied Troops, [39], [48], [59], [71], [95], [100], [115], [147], [187], [206], [220], [269], [304].
- — — Relative strength of, [219].
- American assistance, [310].
- — War Vessels, “Monocacy,” [31], [105].
- — Troops, [292]. (See also [Allied Troops].)
- — — Arms and equipment of, [292].
- Arsenals—
- Hi-Kuan-Su, [47], [157], [200].
- — Burning of, [115].
- — Capture of, [146].
- Hsi-Ku, [47], [89], [200], [206], [213].
- Pei-Yang, [46], [67], [107], [153].
- — Taking of, [130].
- “Atago.” (See [Japanese War Vessels].)
- “Aurora,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- Australian Sailors, [312].
- Austrian Troops, [299].
- Bayley, Capt., R.N., [301].
- Beatty, Commander, D.S.O., [23], [59].
- Betts, Capt., R.N., [89].
- Bluejackets. (See [British Troops].)
- “Bobre.” (See [Russian War Vessels].)
- Boxer Rebellion, Causes of, [9].
- — — Outbreak, [15].
- Boxers, [10], [270].
- — Headquarters, [11].
- — Arms, [270].
- — Dress, [272].
- British Troops—
- Arrival of, [196].
- Bluejackets, [281].
- Organisation of, working on shore, [280].
- Arms and accoutrements, [281].
- Barracks and Hospital, [283].
- (See also [Allied Troops].)
- British War Vessels—
- “Alacrity,” [39].
- “Algerine,” [18], [29], [34].
- “Aurora,” [74], [307].
- “Barfleur,” [32], [140], [307].
- “Centurion,” [22], [83], [307].
- “Fame,” [30], [36], [37], [38].
- “Orlando,” [18], [57], [307].
- “Pigmy,” [308].
- “Spray,” [98].
- “Terrible,” [98], [100].
- “Whiting,” [30], [36], [37], [38].
- Brown, Lieut., R.N., [107].
- Bruce, Major, [144].
- Burke, Capt., [170].
- Burg-li-Yamen, [247].
- Campaign—Important actions of, and claims to precedence in, [243].
- “Centurion,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- — Conference on, [22].
- Chaffee, Gen., [234].
- Carles, Mr, British Consul, Tientsin, [18].
- Chibliat, [270].
- Chien-men Gate, [234].
- Chihli, [12].
- China, Empress of, policy, [232].
- Ching, Prince, [15], [251].
- Chinese Army, Movement of, [274].
- — Regular Troops, [273].
- — Imperial Troops, Infantry, [276].
- — as rifle shots, [275].
- — Uniform, [276].
- — Arms and accoutrements, [275], [277].
- — Artillery and field guns, [278].
- — Cavalry, [279].
- — First instructors, [273].
- — Tactics and efficiency, [273].
- — Guns captured, [142].
- Chin-Liang-Ching, [56], [58], [101], [103].
- Colomb, Lieut., R.N., [76].
- Comparison of troops, [270].
- Cracker trick, [81].
- Craddock, Commander, R.N., [39], [103].
- Donaldson, Midshipman, [146].
- Dorward, Gen., [170].
- Drummond, Lieut., R.N., [104].
- Empress of China, policy, [232].
- Esdaile, Midshipman, [144], [146].
- “Fame,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- “Fa-Wan” Tug, [32].
- Favier, Père, [236].
- Fengtai, [13].
- Forbidden City, [244], [245].
- Fort “Endymion,” [76], [77].
- Fort “Gefion,” [77], [78].
- French War Vessels—
- “Lion,” [30], [34], [37].
- “D’entre Casteaux,” [307].
- — Troops, [287].
- — Arms and accoutrements, [287].
- Frey, Gen., [239].
- Fu, [255], [257], [260].
- — Killed and wounded in, [268].
- Fukishima, Gen., [163].
- Gaselee, Gen., [220], [230].
- Gausson, Lieut., R.N., [205].
- German Troops, [299]. (See [Allied Troops].)
- German War Vessels—
- “Iltis,” [30], [34], [37], [299].
- “Gilyak.” (See [Russian War Vessels].)
- Guy, Midshipman, gains V.C., [166].
- Halliday, Capt., [254].
- Hanlin Library (Pekin), [252].
- Hart, Sir Robert, Letter from, [128].
- Hi-Kuan-Su Arsenal. (See [Arsenals].)
- Hong-Kong Regiment, [150].
- Ho-si-wa, [231], [222].
- Hotel de Pekin, [256].
- Hsi-Ku Arsenal. (See [Arsenals].)
- “Iltis.” (See [German War Vessels].)
- Indian Troops, [216], [196], [218]. (See [Allied Troops].)
- Italian Troops, [299]. (See [Allied Troops].)
- Japanese War Vessels—
- “Atago,” [31].
- “Tokiwa,” [307].
- — Market, [264].
- — Transport, arms, and accoutrements, [296].
- — Troops, [295]. (See [Allied Troops].)
- Jellicoe, Capt., wounded, [83].
- Jingal, description of, [81].
- Kansu Troops, [251].
- Ketteler, Baron Von, German Minister, [66], [249].
- “Koreetz.” (See [Russian War Vessels].)
- Krag-Jorgensen, [293].
- Lang-Fang Station, [74], [77], [78].
- Legation Guards, [250].
- Legations, relief of, [231].
- — Siege of, [247].
- Leonard, Lieut. A. M., [294].
- Linevitch, Gen., [245].
- “Lion.” (See [French War Vessels].)
- Lloyd, Capt., R.M.L.I., [160].
- Lo-fa, [21], [72], [76], [77].
- Losses, [93], [268].
- Looting in Tientsin, [182].
- — — Pekin, [240].
- Lu-Tai, [16], [21], [50].
- Canal, [116].
- Ma, Gen., [53], [104], [273].
- M‘Calla, Capt., U.S.N., [83].
- Macdonald, Sir C., [247].
- — Interview with Tsung-li-Yamen, [15].
- — Telegrams to Seymour and Carles, [18].
- Marine Detachments Casualty List, [268].
- Matao, [223].
- Ministers, meetings of, [17].
- — Telegrams of, [18].
- “Monocacy.” (See [American War Vessels].)
- Naval Brigade’s First Encounter, [25].
- — — Return, [301].
- Nieh, Gen., [16], [20], [82], [273].
- Norman, Mr, [14].
- Oliphant, Lieut., [168].
- “Orlando,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels]).
- Pas-ting-fu, [15], [19].
- Pathans, [150].
- Peh-tang, [41], [53].
- — Cathedral, [236], [268].
- Pei-Ho River, [27], [77].
- Pei-ta-ho, [50], [53].
- Pei-Yang Arsenal. (See [Arsenals].)
- Père Favier, [236].
- Peitsang, [266].
- Pekin: Explanation of small Relief Force, [70].
- — Failure to reach, [94].
- — Advance of Relief Force to, [199], [211].
- — Losses during Siege of, [269].
- — Brigade, [301].
- — End of Siege of, [267].
- — Gates of—
- — Chien-men, [234], [235].
- — Shan-huo, [230].
- — Tien-an-Men, [245].
- — Tung-Pien, [229].
- — Wu-Men, [245].
- — Military procession through, [243].
- — Looting in, [240].
- — Forbidden City, Surrender of, [244].
- — Forbidden City, entry of, [245].
- — Imperial City, entry of, [245].
- “Pigmy.” (See [British War Vessels].)
- Preston, Sergt., R.M.L.I., [260].
- Prince Tuan, [247].
- — Su, [250].
- — Ching, [15], [251].
- — Tung-fu-Hsiang, [17], [251], [255].
- Russian Forces, [289]. (See [Allied Troops].)
- — Uniform, [290].
- — Arms and accoutrements, [290], [291].
- — Legation fired, [253].
- Russian War Vessels—
- “Bobre,” “Gilyak.” “Koreetz,” [30].
- “Sissoi Veliky,” [308].
- “Navarin,” [307].
- Russo-Chinese Bank burnt, [253].
- Salamis, [302].
- Scott, Capt. Percy, R.N., [200].
- Seymour, Admiral Sir Edward, [307].
- — Expedition starts, [22].
- — Relief of, [113].
- — Request for Troops, [114].
- Shan-Hai-Kwan Forts, [306], [309].
- Shan-huo Gate, [230].
- Shan-Matao, [224].
- Shansi, [266].
- Shantung, [12].
- Shirinsky, Col., [115].
- “Sissoi Veliky.” (See [Russian War Vessels].)
- Smith, Lieut., R.N., [74].
- “Spray,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- Stoessel, Gen., [103].
- Strouts, Capt., R.M.L.I., [263].
- Sycee, [188].
- Taku, [27], [99], [100], [111], [138], [154], [200].
- — Forts, Description of, [27], [28].
- — — Gate, [147], [157], [200].
- — — Ultimatum to, [25].
- — — Bombardment of, [34].
- — — Taking of, [42].
- “Terrible,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- Tientsin, First Siege of, [46].
- — Operations for Relief of, [95].
- — Relief Force, start to, [100].
- — Retirement to, [78], [125].
- — Station fight, [151].
- — Taking of Native City, [155].
- — Blowing up gate of, [173].
- — Looting in, [182].
- — Allied Commanders in, [198].
- — News of fall of, [264].
- — Affrays at, [310], [311].
- “Tokiwa.” (See [Japanese War Vessels].)
- Tong-Ku, [27], [38], [102].
- Tongshan Railway Works, [23], [50], [51], [54].
- Transport Difficulty, [105].
- Troops, Order of Precedence in various engagements, [243].
- — Comparison of, [270].
- Tsi-Tsun, [220].
- Tsung-li-Yamen, [13].
- — Sir C. Macdonald’s Interview with, [15].
- Tuan, Prince, [247].
- Tung-Chow Massacre, [17], [224].
- — Occupation of, [225].
- Tung-fu-Hsiang, Gen., [17], [251], [255].
- Tung-Pien Gate. (See [Pekin Gates].)
- Viceroy, Chinese, [24], [92].
- Waldersee, Von, Field Marshal, [242].
- Waller, Major, U.S. Marine Artillery, [131].
- War Vessels—
- American. (See [American War Vessels].)
- British. (See [British War Vessels].)
- French. (See [French War Vessels].)
- German. (See [German War Vessels].)
- Japanese. (See [Japanese War Vessels].)
- Russian. (See [Russian War Vessels].)
- Watts, Mr, ride with Despatches, [62], [98], [104].
- Wei-Hai-Wei Regiment, [104], [131], [140], [143], [285].
- Welsh Fusiliers, [100], [122], [171], [226].
- “Whiting,” H.M.S. (See [British War Vessels].)
- Wogack, Col., Russian, [58].
- Wounded sent to Wei-Hai-Wei, [137].
- — Incidents during conveyance of, [201].
- Wright, Lieutenant, R.N., wounded, [60].
- Wusung, [312].
- Yamen, [247].
- Yangtse Viceroys, [312].
- — Forts, [312].
- Yangtsun Railway Bridge, [16], [20], [22], [77], [201].
- Yuan-Shi-Kai, Viceroy, [12], [92], [273].
- Yung-Ching, [14].
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Page [11.]—In par. beginning “A very common
question is,” etc., read for “they were
9000.” “they were about 90 per cent.”
“ [15,] [19.]—For “Pas-ting-fu,” read “Pao-ting-fu.”
“ [18.]—For “Charles,” read “Carles.”
“ [49.]—In par. beginning “Opposite the eastern
end,” after the word “stood” read “some
tin-roofed barracks, surrounded by a wall,
where a number of embryo officers and
some hundreds of Chinese troops,” etc.
“ [162.]—After words “of a facial type,” insert
“their utterances are usually” before the
words “not fit for publication.”
“ [170.]—For Captain “Burkesor,” read “Burke.”
“ [200.]—For “Bersagliea,” read “Bersaglieri.”
“ [205.]—For “Gausson,” read “Gaussen.”