LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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COMMANDER‐IN‐CHIEF AND STAFF OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN NORTH CHINA

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PLAN OF PEKIN

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EUROPEAN CONCESSIONS, TIENTSIN, AND THE PEIHO RIVER

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EXECUTION OF A BOXER BY THE FRENCH

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PUBLIC GARDENS AND GORDON HALL IN THE VICTORIA ROAD, ENGLISH CONCESSION

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FRENCH COLONIAL INFANTRY MARCHING THROUGH THE FRENCH CONCESSION, TIENTSIN

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GERMAN OFFICERS WELCOMING FIELD‐MARSHAL COUNT VON WALDERSEE AT THE RAILWAY STATION, TIENTSIN

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UNITED STATES CAVALRYMAN

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GERMAN AND INDIAN SOLDIERS

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FIELD‐MARSHAL COUNT VON WALDERSEE REVIEWING THE ALLIED TROOPS IN PEKIN

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A STREET IN THE CHINESE CITY, PEKIN

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FRONT FACE OF THE DEFENCES OF THE LEGATIONS

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GROUNDS OF THE BRITISH LEGATION, PEKIN

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A STREET IN THE TARTAR CITY, PEKIN, AFTER HEAVY RAIN

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THE MARBLE JUNK

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THE CANGUE

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Plan of Pekin.

  Gates.

1. Chien Mên Gate. 2. Tung‐Chi Gate, attacked by the Japanese. 3. Ha‐ta‐man Gate. 4. The Water‐gate, a tunnel in the Wall between the Tartar and Chinese cities. By this the Indian troops entered the Legations. 5, 5. Nullah draining the Tartar City. 6. The English Legation. 7. The Japanese Legation. 8. The Russian Legation. 9. The American Legation. 10. The Hotel du Nord. 11, 11, 11. Ha‐ta‐man Street. 12. The Temple of Heaven. 13. Temporary railway station. 14. Railway line passing through a breach in the Wall. 15. The Temple of Agriculture, occupied by the Americans.