Officers of the multinational occupation force in Tientsin, 1900 (b/w photo)

After the Boxer Rebellion, the occupying forces of the colonial troops had the task of protecting the embassies in Beijing and to secure the connection between the capital and the city of Tientsin on the coast near in a case of a possible flare up of the uprisings. The group photo shows the commanding officers of the multinational occupation force in Tientsin. In the bottom row from left to right: the commanders: Colonel Ukyama from Japan, Major General von Rohrscheidt from Germany, Major-General O.M. Creagh from Great Britain, Major General de Wogack from Russia, major general Lucillon from France, commander Kirchmayr from Austria-Hungary and Lieutenant Colonel Salsa from Italy. In the second row from left to right: the Chiefs of Staff: Ship Lieutenant Haslinger (2nd from left) from Austria, Captain Harada from Japan, Colonel O'Sullivan from Great Britain, Major von Falkenhayn from Germany, captain Desmaret from France, Captain Kahofsky from Russia and ca Offiziere der multinationalen Besatzungstruppe in Tientsin, 1900