The Boxer Rebellion Project, Part 15: Second Imperial Chinese Infantry Unit of the Tenacious Army

Imperial Chinese defend a barricade at the Battle of Tientsin which inflicted the heaviest Allied casualties of the War.

The "Tenacious Army" under the command of Captain General Nieh Shih Ch'ing was an infantry force of 30 battalions of infantry with two "brigades" of artillery modelled on German standards and organization. During the Boxer Rebellion it was stationed near the key city of Tientsin with approximately 13,000 men. It was well armed with Mauser rifles, Maxim machine guns and artillery.

Most, but not all, Imperial infantry wore blue uniforms of various shades.

Infantry Unit number 2 for my Imperial Chinese Army Field Force for The Men Who Would be Kings are again figures from the The Taiping Rebellion range of figures from Wargames Foundry. They are from packs CH021 Ever Victorious Army Command and Characters,  CH023 Ever Victorious Army Infantry and CH021 Ever Victorious Army Command and Characters.

Anonymous Chinese woodblock. Bodies thrown into the sky as Dong Fuxiang's Muslim troops attack Western forces at Tianjin.

The larger Chinese banner is from Crusader Miniatures and the smaller one on top is hand made.

Soldiers of the Imperial army wore various styles of turbans and Manchu hats.

This figure is painted as wearing "Mongolian" boots.