The United States marines in North China, 1894-1942 / by Chester M. Biggs, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biggs, Chester M., 1921-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps--History--20th century.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps.

History.

China--History--20th century.

China.

Physical Description:

viii, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2003]

Contents:

1. Early Military Operations in North China 7

2. Early Marine Legation Guards 11

3. The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 15

4. The Marine Legation Guard in Peking

1900 26

5. Seymour's Relief Column 34

6. Major Waller's Column 40

7. The Capture of Tien-Tsin 47

8. The Siege of the Legations at Peking 63

9. The Relief of Peking 118

10. Marines Return to Peking 137

11. The End of an Era

The Old China Marine 168

Appendix B The Legation Guard at Peking, 1900 220

Appendix C Reports of Colonel Robert J. Meade and Major L.W.T. Waller (as Reported by the New York Times, August 18, 1900) 222

Appendix D The Letter Sir Claude MacDonald Received from "Prince Ching and Others" 228

Appendix E U.S. Marines Who Received the Medal of Honor During the Boxer Rebellion 230

Appendix F Marine Officers Receiving a Brevet Commission During the Boxer Rebellion 232

Appendix G Appreciation from the American Missionaries for the Marine Legation Guard 234

Appendix H Letters to Major Waller from British Officers Commending the Marines' Action at Tien-Tsin 236

Appendix I Operation Reports of the U.S. Marines in the Relief of the Besieged Legation Quarter at Peking 238

Appendix J Roster of Marine Personnel in North China on December 8, 1941 246

Appendix K Knights of the Round Table Roster 250.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index.

ISBN:

078641488X

OCLC:

51898965