A Chinese barricade on the city wall, Peking

'The Jade River' canal, Legation Quarter, Peking

Barricades around the entrance to British Legation, Beijing

Sikh troops in front of the barricaded entrance to the British Legation, Peking

Bulletin board, by Bell Tower, and chapel, British Legation, Beijing

Colonel Shiba Gorō (柴五郎)

Sir Claude MacDonald with defenders of the British Legation, Peking

Hastily erected defences on a ramp (Madao) near the wall of the American Legation, Beijing

Relief forces arriving at British Legation, Peking

Sikh soldiers with medals, Indian Army, Beijing

Breach in a city wall, with rickshaws and Sikh trooper, Beijing

The 'Lest we forget' corner, British Legation, Peking

The house of Henry Cockburn, fortified during the siege, Peking

The student interpreters' house at the British Legation, Peking

Xishiku Cathedral (北堂), Beijing, before the Boxer Uprising

Relief forces in the British Legation, Peking

Building in the German Legation damaged during the siege, Peking

British Marines on a gun platform, Mongol Market, Peking

The graves of American marines and Russian soldiers, in Russian Legation, Peking

The Hanlin Academy (翰林院), Peking