Indian_troops_at_Temple_of_Heaven_Peking_1900.jpg


Summary

Description
English: Photograph, 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion), 1900. The 16th Bengal Lancers joined the Allied Forces in China tasked with relieving the International Legation in Peking, at that time besieged by nationalist revolutionaries, the 'Boxers United in Righteousness'. The 16th Lancers were the first to reach the American Legation and as a token of esteem were presented with the flag which had flown over the building during the siege.
Date
Source https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1957-05-28-2-42
Author From an album of 104 photographs compiled by Sir G Richardson, 1897-1901

Licensing

Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain .

This is because it is one of the following :

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply )
More information .

See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works .

Deutsch English Español français italiano Nederlands polski português sicilianu slovenščina suomi Türkçe македонски русский українська മലയാളം 한국어 日本語 简体中文 繁體中文 العربية +/−

Captions

Indian troops on the steps of the Temple of Heaven, Peking, 1900.

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

image/jpeg