The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . - and the Marine Corps had borne theshare of the burden which fell to the United States in theefforts of the nations to sustain their rights and relieve theirbeleaguered citizens in China. The failure of the ChineseGovernment to protect the ministers and legations at Pekinhad stirred the whole civilized world against her, and as dayspassed bringing more positive information of the dangerswhich beset their fellow countrymen, and of the state of siegein which they were placed, China was regarded as dishonored
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . - and the Marine Corps had borne theshare of the burden which fell to the United States in theefforts of the nations to sustain their rights and relieve theirbeleaguered citizens in China. The failure of the ChineseGovernment to protect the ministers and legations at Pekinhad stirred the whole civilized world against her, and as dayspassed bringing more positive information of the dangerswhich beset their fellow countrymen, and of the state of siegein which they were placed, China was regarded as dishonored, TIENTSIN TOPEniNCHINA MOTE. CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION—TIENTSIN TO PEKIN. CHINA. SHEET NO. 2. Services of Graduates in China^ igoo—igoi. 801 aud tlie eagerness to overthrow her and hasten to the supportof the endangered legations became intense. The Arnu of the United States was called upon for actionin June. On the 14th of that month, soon after the news ofthe landing of the Seymour expedition reached Washington,the Adjutant-General cabled to ]\Iajor-General MacArthur,who commanded the United States forces in the Philippines,inquiring how soon he could send a regular regiment to Pekin, ifrequired. To which General Alac Arthur replied that, althoughthe loss of a regiment at that time would be a serious matter,he could, if critical emergency arose in China, send a regimenton two da}-s notice. An order was cabled June 16 upon receiptof General MacArthurs repl}-. The Ninth Infantry, whichhad been serving in the Province of Tarlac, Luzon, 70 milesnorth of Manila, ferreting out and running down such insur-gent
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