Note 104 — OCCUPATION OF PEKIN. 13th. October, 1860.
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As a lesson to the Emperor and his officials, and as a punishment for their perfidy and cruelty towards these unfortunate gentlemen, the summer residence of the Emperor, called Yuen-ming-yuen, which extended for six or seven miles, was plundered and burnt. Some idea of its extent may be given in the fact that it took two days to set fire to and destroy all the buildings. The grounds were more than ten miles in diameter, and the palace consisted of thirty distinct residences with appendages.
Corps employed against Canton, in 1857, and the Taku Forts and Pekin, in 1860. Those present at Canton, Taku Forts, Pekin, (as shewn by the figure 1,) have been authorised to bear the names of these places on their regimental colours; the 60th., being Rifles, have them on their appointments. The Artillery, Engineers, and Marines have a general motto, and do not receive such distinctions:—
CORPS. Canton. Taku Forts. Pekin.
Royal Artillery[105] 1 1 1
Madras Artillery 1 Two Companies.
Royal Engineers[106] 1 1 1
Madras Engineers 1 Two Companies.
1st. King’s Dragoon Guards 1 1 Two Squadrons.
1st. Sikh Irregular Cavalry, now 11th. Bengal Cavalry 1 1 Head-quarters.
Fane’s Horse, now 19th. Bengal Cavalry 1 1 „
1st. Battalion Military Train 1 1 „
1st. (Royal) Regt., 2nd. batt. 1 1 „
2nd. (Queen’s) Regt., 1st. batt. 1 1 „
3rd. (Buffs) Regt., 1st. batt. 1 „
31st. Regiment 1 „
44th. „ 1 „
59th. „ 1 „
60th. „ 2nd. batt. 1 1 „
67th. „ 1 1 „
99th. „ 1 „
Royal Marines[107] 1 1
8th. Punjaub Infantry, now 20th. 1 1 Head-quarters.
15th. „ now 22nd. 1 1 „
38th. Madras Native Infantry[108] 1