Pictures
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Gates crushed by Russian cannons during the night storming of Peking.
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The eastern wall, captured by Russian troops. A Russian flag can be seen on the tower above the gates.
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Defenders of the French Catholic church Beitang in Peking, August 1900, after a two-month siege.
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Japanese infantry firing at the gates of Peking.
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