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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