St. George and the Chinese Dragon: An Account of the Relief of the Pekin Legations by an Officer of the British Contingent (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Excerpt from St. George and the Chinese Dragon: An Account of the Relief of the Pekin Legations by an Officer of the British Contingent

Having kept a diary during the advance on Pekin, I had begun to write it up for pub lication, when it occurred to me that a general account of the advance, which in eluded the doings of the other corps present, would be more interesting to the public. The Officers commanding the isi'. Sikhs and 24th Punjab Infantry, lieut.-colonels Pollock and Ramsay, have kindly supplied accounts of the movements of their regiments. Most of the sketches were made on the very ground where the incidents depicted occurred, and truthfulness was aimed at rather than artistic effect. My best thanks are due to Officers commanding corps, who have allowed me to make use of their men as models. H. B. V. July 1902.

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