Historical Account of the 1900 China Expedition

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PELACOT (Colonel de). Former Commander of the Expeditionary Corps. Expedition to China from 1900 until the arrival of General Voyron. Paris, Henri Charles-Lavauzelle, Military Publisher, undated (1901), octavo, cardboard binding (worn), 285 pages, enriched with maps and engravings. Historical account of the Boxer Revolution - Formation of the Expeditionary Corps from Peï-Tché-li and arrival of reinforcements in Tien-Tsin - Capture of the Chinese City of Tien-Tsin - Arrival of General Frey - Battles of Peï-Tsang and Yang-Tsoum - March to Peking - History of the Siege of the Legations - Deliverance of Pé-Tang - History of the Siege of Pé-Tang - Peking - Stay in Peking - Return to Tien-Tsin - Arrival of Reinforcements - Departure for France - 1860 Expedition - Comparison between the 1860 and 1900 Expeditions - Reflections on the Organization of the French Expeditionary Corps in 1900 - Organizational gaps - Overview of foreign armies.