ABSTRACT
The Seymour Expedition was perceived from its beginning by the Manchu elite as a possible plot aimed at overthrowing the Empress Dowager's government. After Ni's sudden withdrawal, the allied force resumed repairing the line forward. Realizing the danger of an unguarded station in the hands of the Boxers again, Admiral Seymour left a party of 30 British marines to defend the Luofa station. The Seymour Expedition had far more deadly consequences for the course of events than any other single incident during this period. Moreover, Captain Myers overlooked the true reason that it was the expected arrival of the Seymour Expedition that had sustained the confidence and the lack of fear of any Chinese reprisal. The consular community and allied military establishment had lost contact with Admiral Seymour. The idea was prompted solely by military thinking as a result of the lack of news about the Seymour Expedition.
