Chinese horrors and persecutions of the Christians; containing a full account of the great insurrection in China; atrocities of the "Boxers" ..together with the complete history of China down to the present time .. . <4 o 03 EH I mamo CO CHINESE GORDON. 109 As a measure of precaution Major Gor-don sent some of his heavy guns and storesback to Taitsan, where the English com-mander, General Brown, consented to guardthem, while he hastened off to Kahpoo, nowthreatened both by the Soochow force andby the foreign adventurers acting underBurgevine. He arrived at the most criticalmoment. The garri
Chinese horrors and persecutions of the Christians; containing a full account of the great insurrection in China; atrocities of the "Boxers" ..together with the complete history of China down to the present time .. . <4 o 03 EH I mamo CO CHINESE GORDON. 109 As a measure of precaution Major Gor-don sent some of his heavy guns and storesback to Taitsan, where the English com-mander, General Brown, consented to guardthem, while he hastened off to Kahpoo, nowthreatened both by the Soochow force andby the foreign adventurers acting underBurgevine. He arrived at the most criticalmoment. The garrison was hard Ching had gone back to Shanghai,and only the presence of the Hyson pre-vented the rebels, who were well armed andpossessed an efficient artillery, from carryingthe fort by a rush. The arrival of MajorGordon with 150 men on board his thirdsteamer, the Cricket, restored the confidenceof the defenders, but there was no doubt thatBurgevine had lost a most favorable oppor-tunity, for if he had attacked this place in-stead of proceeding to Soochow it must havefallen. Moving on the Rebel Stronghold. General Ching, who was a man of almostextraordinary energy and restlessness, re-solved to
Size: 1338px × 1868px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthornorthrophenrydavenpor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
