Photo of the lower ranks and an officer of the Eight Power Alliance armies that participated in the suppression of the Ihetuan Uprising in China (1900-1901).

17 x 21 cm.
Beijing (?), unknown photo studio.

The edges of the photo show minor wear. A fragment of a French newspaper is glued to the back.

The picture shows: a French infantryman, a senior commander of the Trans-Baikal Cossack army, a Japanese infantryman, infantrymen of the Bengal units of the British Army, an English infantry officer, French sailors, a German infantryman, an American infantryman, Chinese policemen.
In 1898 the Ihetuan (Boxing) uprising broke out with the support of the government in China against foreign interference in the economy, internal politics and religious life of China. In response, a military alliance was created, which included the Russian Empire, the USA, the German Empire, Great Britain, France, the Japanese Empire, Austria-Hungary and Italy. In August 1900 the uprising was suppressed, and by May 1901 the last detachments of the Ichetuanians had been defeated.