China--Boxer Rebellion

84 silver prints (average size 150 x 200mm., or the reverse), unmounted, preserved in archival sleeves and boxed, together with a 2-part framed photograph panorama of the railway station in Beijing (132 x 338mm.), some minor wear, fading and stains

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Rare photographs showing scenes of destruction in Beijing by the Boxers, including the railway station, steam locomotives, and the city walls, together with views of the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, street scenes and other views in Tientsin and the Taku Forts. Images of military groups include Russian soldiers, Bengal Lancers, Admiral Seymour and his staff, Field Marshall Waldersee, the British ship and crew of HMS Phoenix, and Sir James Mackay and staff with the Chinese Viceroy at Wuchang.

The Seymour Expedition was an attempt by a multi-national military force to march to Beijing and protect the diplomatic legations and foreign nationals in the city from attacks by Boxers in 1900. Seymour's force was defeated by the Chinese army and forced to withdraw to Tianjin (Tientsin).