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Documents of the Boxer Rebellion (China Relief Expedition), 1900-1901

Secretary of the Navy's Report for 1900 on the China Relief Expedition

The Marine Corps in Tientsin and Peking (May-August 1900)

• Marines in China: The Relief Expedition
• Marine Guard at the U.S. Legation, Peking

The Relief of Tientsin (June-July 1900)

• Tientsin: The Allies Advance; Initial Attack Repulsed, 21 June 1900
• Tientsin: Relief of the Beseiged Europeans, 24 June 1900
• Tientsin: The Chinese Reinforce; Allied Assault is Delayed
• Tientsin: The Capture of Tientsin, 13 July 1900
• Tientsin: Report of Major Littleton W. T. Waller
• Tientsin: Allied Proclamation to the Inhabitants
  • Battle Participants and Commendations
• Tientsin: Captured Silver Bullion

The Siege of Peking (May-August 1900)

• Peking: Reports from U.S. Consulate
• Peking: Report of Captain John T. Myers
  • Report of Captain Newt H. Hall
  • List of Casualties
• Peking: Composition of the Marine Relief Column
• Peking: Operational Reports of Marine Commanders
• Peking: Report of the Commandant of the Marine Corps

China Relief Retrospective: Miscellaneous Reports for 1901

• Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Navigation
• Report of the Surgeon-General, U.S. Navy