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Excerpt from With the Allies to Pekin: A Tale of the Relief of the Legations
It was found that the Legations had been very hard pressed, some of them having been destroyed by fire. But the garrison had maintained a heroic defence, aided by the native Christians who had escaped the massacre and taken refuge with them, and who had done excellent work in the building and constant repair of the defences, sometimes under the heavy fire of the enemy. The Empress had ?ed, but negotiations were Opened with her and terms of peace were ultimately agreed to. For the particulars of the campaign I have relied chie?y upon The War of the Civilizations by George Lynch, China and the Powers, by H. C. Thomson, and The Siege of Pekin Legations, by the Rev. Roland Allen, m.a.
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It was found that the Legations had been very hard pressed, some of them having been destroyed by fire. But the garrison had maintained a heroic defence, aided by the native Christians who had escaped the massacre and taken refuge with them, and who had done excellent work in the building and constant repair of the defences, sometimes under the heavy fire of the enemy. The Empress had ?ed, but negotiations were Opened with her and terms of peace were ultimately agreed to. For the particulars of the campaign I have relied chie?y upon The War of the Civilizations by George Lynch, China and the Powers, by H. C. Thomson, and The Siege of Pekin Legations, by the Rev. Roland Allen, m.a.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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G. A. Henty
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ISBN - 9780365173380
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 439
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G. A. Henty
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ISBN - 9781331051299
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 441
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