The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . ^ soon cut offcommunication with it. On June 12, the relief expedition, after repairing breaks inthe railroad, reached Lang-fang, about 40 miles from Tien-Tsin, and there its advance ceased. A small detachmentpushed on a few miles, but the railroad had been destro3-ed TIEN TSIN TO PEKINCHINA 5HCCT MO. I. AlflyD shorn r^g er^qagem eiztat^Ttg-rzi y^/n ubmitted. N-0-f^rju<soa/Zrr/^grs, U-:i-A- Chief Officcn i|l Art;/ler/ ^ l^lnfeifryt Cl Brltis!^ ?— 1-aCxnrry. TT TW•»oK-— J.
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . ^ soon cut offcommunication with it. On June 12, the relief expedition, after repairing breaks inthe railroad, reached Lang-fang, about 40 miles from Tien-Tsin, and there its advance ceased. A small detachmentpushed on a few miles, but the railroad had been destro3-ed TIEN TSIN TO PEKINCHINA 5HCCT MO. I. AlflyD shorn r^g er^qagem eiztat^Ttg-rzi y^/n ubmitted. N-0-f^rju<soa/Zrr/^grs, U-:i-A- Chief Officcn i|l Art;/ler/ ^ l^lnfeifryt Cl Brltis!^ ?— 1-aCxnrry. TT TW•»oK-— J. ^ CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION—TIENTSIN TO PEKIN. CHINA. SHEET NO. 1. Services of Graduates in Cliina^ igoo—igoi. 799 beyond; hordes of Boxers surrounded the detachment, andit was compelled to withdraw to the main bodj-, which itselfwas now attacked. On June 17, the Seymour expedition began a retrogrademovement to Tien-Tsin, the command having frequent en-counters with large bodies of surrounding Boxers and this da}, also, the Ta-ku forts at the mouth of the Pei-hoRiver were captured from the Chinese by the allies as ameasure of safety for the
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