Allied Forces Fight Through Tianjin Wall Assault
Allied troops led by Americans, Japanese, British and French attack Tianjin walls amid heavy Chinese fire. Reports say 7000 assaulting forces near the wall at dusk with 20,000 defenders and high casualties among Americans, including officers wounded or killed. British, German, Japanese, French and Russian units hold city sectors. reinforcements arrive from Pekin as Boxers and native cavalry converge from east and south.
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Tien Tsin
Che Foo
Shanghai
Associated Press
Ninth Infantry
Wilson H. Liseum
Ragan
Buckmiller Wilcox
Noyes
Santiago
Taku
Admiral Seymour
Pekin
Attack on Tien Tsin Causes Heavy Allied Losses
Shanghai dispatch reports the attack on Tien Tsin by allied forces ended in repulse with more than 300 killed. British losses reached 40 and Japanese 60, with Americans and Russians also suffering. Notable American dead include Col. French and Col. Liscum. a Russian artillery colonel was killed. Dispatch notes fierce Chinese defense and deadly marksmanship.
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London
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Col. French
Twenty
Liscum
Allied forces suffer heavy losses at Tien Tsin (Liscum and Capt Davis dead)
The Navy confirms a heavy allied assault on Tien Tsin with major casualties among Russians Americans British Japanese and French. Col Liscum of the Ninth Infantry and Capt Davis of the Marine Corps are dead while Lt Butler and Lt Leonard are wounded.
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Tien Tsin
Che Foo
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Leonard
Revenge Far Distant In Europe Urges Caution In Pekin Crisis
European leaders lament revenge yet admit no immediate relief from the Pekin massacres. The anti foreign riots spread beyond the legations as Tien Tsin Che Foo and Shanghai face risk. Admiral Seymour moves toward Pekin, while Colonel French is not in China, and Captain Davis of Savannah dies in Tsin. Cabinet council in Washington discusses the Chinese crisis with Hay Root Long and Gage.
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Canaille
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China
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Philippines
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Long
Gage
President to visit soon amid rapid troop buildup for China
Reports indicate the president may arrive within two to three days and stay a day or two while as many as 8000 troops are assembled and sent to China. Some may be drawn from Cuba if needed, with Congress called to fund reinforcement.
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China
Cuba
Congress
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