When the foreign legations were besieged in Peking, United States troops took part in the expedition which marched to their relief.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
Then McCalloway sketched the seemingly irrelevant narrative of what had occurred in China; of the peril of the legations.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
A rumour reached the American and Spanish legations that she had been condemned and was to be shot at once, and they instantly rang up on the telephone to know if this was true.
"My War Experiences in Two Continents"
Sarah Macnaughtan