Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations
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Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations June To August 1900 1900
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Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-06
Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations June To August 1900 1900 written by William Meyrick Hewlett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with Literary Collections categories.
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Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations June To August 1900
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Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations June To August 1900 written by William Meyrick Hewlett and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... atrocities. I tell you we are boiling, and long for relief, not only to get out of our (to-day) very tight fix indeed, but also for an awful and just revenge on these unprincipled murderers. At 11.30 came the news that the Nan Tang (S. Cathedral) was on fire, a building 278 years old, and of great historical interest, containing as it did a Memorial Tablet given to the Cathedral by the Emperor Kang Hsi. It was l miles from our Legation towards the tlsuin Chi Men, but for fear of weakening the Legation defence, they dare not send immediate help. Bishop Scott's (except the church and dwellinghouse, which went next day) burnt and looted. At 12.45 Capt. Wray captured a Boxer, and he was put in our cells. He was unarmed, or he would have been shot at once. It was a pity he was'nt, as the boys and Mafus, etc., in the Legation thought he could breathe fire and harm the Legations when bound, and many left. He came out to the North Bridge kowtowing and making idiotic gestures and said he was going to buy food. Two disgraceful Edicts were published condoning the Boxers.'" Another Council of War was held. At 7, the Germans on the Tartar City wall, seeing a meeting of Boxers outside the wall, fired from the wall and killed 10 odd, dispersing the rest. This started the most terrific yelling I have ever heard, you cannot conceive the row, and the yells of "Sha," "Sha" (Kill! Kill!), etc., lasted till 11.30, but the Chien Men and the Ha-ta Men were shut, and they could not get in. The Americans and Russians caught a man setting fire to Legation Street. Two large fires were reported from our south stable picket, where I went up to have a look out. I had just left and got to the Ping Gate, when I heard firing from our north picket. The Boxers had...
Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations
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Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-05
Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations written by William Meyrick Hewlett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-05 with History categories.
Excerpt from Diary of the Siege of the Peking Legations: June to August, 1900 The Editors are glad to have the opportunity of making this diary known. Among the handful of Englishmen inside the British Legation was Mr. Meyrick Hewlett, who, we do not think we are wrong in saying, had during his school life here a larger number of friends than anyone else in the School. Through the long anxiety over the fate of the Legations all Harrow boys who knew Mr. Meyrick Hewlett felt that if the worst befell and the Legations were taken, they would have a deep private sorrow, in addition to the general mourning which would have stricken the nation. Happily the siege ended well. The quiet steadfastness and confidence of the men who helped to save the Legations are revealed in the pages that follow. We may leave Mr. Meyrick Hewlett to tell his own story, merely saying that the Diary really took the shape of a long letter home; it was not in any sense written for publication, but as a plain, straightforward narrative by one who went through this most trying siege we believe it will commend itself not only to Mr. Meyrick Hewletts brother Harrovians, but to many others. We may add that it was Mr. Meyrick Hewletts own request that if any part of the diary was published, it should be done by the Editors of his School paper. 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.
Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations June To August 1900
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Author : William Meyrick Hewlett
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Release Date : 2018-10-26
Diary Of The Siege Of The Peking Legations June To August 1900 written by William Meyrick Hewlett and has been published by Franklin Classics Trade Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-26 with categories.
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The Siege Of The Peking Legations
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Author : Lancelot Giles
language : en
Publisher: [Nedlands, W.A.] : University of Western Australia Press
Release Date : 1970
The Siege Of The Peking Legations written by Lancelot Giles and has been published by [Nedlands, W.A.] : University of Western Australia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with History categories.
A Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking
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Author : Nigel Oliphant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
A Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking written by Nigel Oliphant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with Beijing (China) categories.
The Siege Of The Peking Legations
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Author : Lancelot Giles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
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A Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking During The Summer Of 1900
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Author : Nigel Oliphant
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
A Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking During The Summer Of 1900 written by Nigel Oliphant and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... SIEGE OF TBI FOREIGN LEGATIONS AT PEKING SUMMARY OP EVENTS PEIOE TO THE BEGINNING OP JUNE 1900 All through the winter the missionaries throughout North China have persistently been anticipating trouble owing to the continual and unchecked increase in the numbers and power of the I Ho Tuan, an anti-foreign society having for its patrons some of the highest officials in the realm. There had been many cases of attacks on inland missionary stations, and in December an English priest was brutally killed by these people. In this case the murderers were punished, but in the numerous other cases where only Chinese converts were slain no action was taken. The first outbreak directly affecting the foreigners in Peking and.Tientsin took place on May 28th, when a band of Boxers burnt some stations on the Luhan (Belgian) railway line, and the employes had to fly to Peking. The Imperial Chinese railway authorities in Tientsin received the news that the Boxers were marching on fengtai, the junction between the Luhan line and the Peking branch of the Imperial Eailway f North China. They accordingly asked the ientsin Viceroy to send up some troops, but the usual delay was shown, and the next day the station and workshops at Fengtai were burnt, and the foreign ofiicials all up the line had to be called in. The train to Peking, of course, did not get through that day. On the following day 500 Chinese soldiers went up by special train, and for the time being the line was safe. By noon on May 31st some 550 of the foreign troops, which were wired for by the Ministers, had arrived in Tientsin, and 350 left for Peking the same day. I also left for Peking, where I found things fairly quiet, though there had been cases of abuse of foreigners in the streets. The...
Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking
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Author : NIGEL. OLIPHANT
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking written by NIGEL. OLIPHANT and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
A Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking
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Author : Nigel Oliphant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-26
A Diary Of The Siege Of The Legations In Peking written by Nigel Oliphant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-26 with History categories.
Excerpt from A Diary of the Siege of the Legations in Peking: During the Summer of 1900 The author of this Diary of the Siege of the Peking Legations, Mr. Nigel Oliphant, comes of a house accustomed to sieges from of old. The founder of the Oliphants, or rather the first of the Norman family of Olifard, or Olifand, who received lands in Scotland, was David Olifard. He was a godson of David I., King of Scotland, whose life he saved at the Siege of Winchester, in 1141. In 1304, Sir William Oliphant held Stirling Castle against Edward I., displaying the utmost tenacity, courage, and resource, after the rest of Scotland had submitted, and surrendering only when the English artillery, and the great engine called 'The Warwolf, ' made resistance impossible. With the fall of Stirling the cause of Scotland died, till it was revived, two years later, by Robert Bruce. 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.