With the Allies to Pekin

A Tale of the Boxer Rising


Raised in China but sent to England to school for four years, Rex Bateman returns to his parents' home in Tientsin on the eve of the Boxer Rebellion. Learning that his aunt and uncle and their two daughters may have been murdered by the Boxers, he travels to Chafui in disguise, rescues the girls, and takes them to Pekin. Fluent in Chinese and indifferent to danger, he makes a number of journeys back and fourth between Tienstsin and Pekin during the siege of the legations, sometimes in disguise, and sometimes as an interpreter with the relief forces. He also successfully completes several undercover missions, rescuing Chinese Christians from the Boxers and spiking the enemy's guns. When legations are finally relieved, Rex returns to his parents with his two cousins and all shortly embark for England.


Date: 1900

Location: China

Main Event: The Boxer Rebellion