Outer wall of the British Legation compound, Peking, 1900.
One of fifty photographs and a catalogue relating to the Siege in Peking taken by Charles A Killie.
‘The Siege of Peking. In the British Legation. A section of the outer wall, showing how it was reinforced on the inside with earth, stone and timbers. When so reinforced, the total thickness was about six or seven feet. No cannon shot ever penetrated one of the fortified walls’.
Associated with the Siege of Peking (1900-1901) and the 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion) (1900-1901).