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British Commander Darley Die in Yangtse River Dockside Rescue
In the Yangtse action the British river steamer Kia-Wo and Commander F C Darley were attacked by Chinese forces. Darley was killed by machine gun fire while attempting to rescue two British boats. The clash drew in other British ships and reportedly left about 500 Chinese killed as ships were seized by General Yang Sen.
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