本文選自《大英帝國劍士》、The Nemesis in China和The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world第二卷。

《大英帝國劍士》：

George Thomas, Earl of Albemarle, regarding the exploit of a British boatswain “whose form combined the strength of a Hercules with the symmetry of an Antinous”: “He obtained his rating as a warrant officer for his conduct at the battle of Navarino [in 1827]. The ship in which he served had just run alongside a Turkish man-of-war. Holding his cutlass between his teeth, he swung himself onto the gangway of the enemy. Then, taking his weapon out of his mouth, he called out to the astonished Osmanlis, ‘Make a lane, you lubbers! I’m a-coming,’ and showed them the meaning of his words by hacking his way through them and cutting down their captain.” (Fifty Years of My Life, 1876.) Similarly, at Shanghai in 1854, “our boatswain, who was a very strong man, had cut a Chinaman almost down to the waist with his cutlass, which was really a fearful sight.” (Adml. Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, The Navy As I Have Known It, 1904.)

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George Thomas，Albemarle伯爵，講述了關(guān)于一位英國船夫的功績，"他的身形結(jié)合了海格力斯的力量和安提努斯的對稱性"。"他因在Navarino戰(zhàn)役（1827年）中的表現(xiàn)而獲得了準尉級別。他服役的那艘船剛與一艘土耳其戰(zhàn)艦并排行駛。他便夾著他的彎刀，把自己甩到了敵人的舷梯上。然后，他把武器從嘴里拿出來，對驚訝的奧斯曼人喊道：‘讓一讓，你們這些笨蛋! 我來了！’并通過穿過人群砍倒了他們的船長向他們表明了他的話的含義" (《我的五十年》，1876年。)同樣，1854年在上海，"我們的船夫是一個非常強壯的人，他用他的彎刀把一個中國人幾乎砍穿了腰部，這真是一個可怕的場面。" (Adml. Hon. Sir E. R. Fremantle, The Navy As I Have Known It, 1904)。

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“Captain Moorhead [of the 26th Foot] was engaged in single combat with a Tartar soldier [at the storming of Ningpo in 1841]; and his sword having stuck fast in the Tartar’s body, he was twice cut down.” (Maj. H. G. Hart, New Annual Army List, 1851.)

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“Moorhead上尉（第26步兵團）與一名中國士兵（1841年突襲寧波時）進行了一次戰(zhàn)斗；他的劍牢牢地扎在韃靼人的身上，致他兩次被砍倒?！保∕aj. H. G. Hart, New Annual Army List, 1851.）

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Maj. Gen. J. T. Harris regarding his encounters when he was a captain of the 15th Punjab Infantry during the China War in 1860: “While the men were re-forming line on the plain, I saw a group of eight Tartars who obviously meant to show fight. To these I rode, and was at once set upon by the lot. I soon saw that although all of these men were armed with matchlocks, only two of them had loaded weapons. My charger was an extremely handy animal; and by twisting him this way and that way, and directing my attention solely to the men with loaded matchlocks, I at length got a fair cut down upon the head of one of them; and almost in the same second, I pulled my left rein and ran the other loaded man through the chest. My syce [Indian stableman or groom], who, armed with a very sharp tulwar, came up at this moment, settled another man; and then the rest of them ran away. For days afterwards, my horse and I suffered from the bruises which we received from the empty matchlocks. “Immediately after this, I was aware of a troop of cavalry in single rank, and with their commanding officer, in a yellow satin jacket, in the centre. I was, of course, the only mounted man on our side; but I did not see that this was a reason for allowing these fellows to go off calmly at a walk. So, putting spurs to my horse, I rode for the left side of the yellow satin jacket; and going through the troop at a gallop, I gave the commanding officer a back-hander in the face as I passed. At the same time, I dropped my reins and pressed my revolver to the back of my left-hand man. One of the bullets, however, had slipped, and the chamber would not revolve; so he escaped. [A common mishap with the percussion revolver!] As soon as I had got through the troop, they naturally pursued me; but my horse was faster than any of theirs, and in a few minutes I found myself cantering ahead quite easily. Then, swinging around to the left, I rejoined my men.”

(“China Jim”, 1912.)

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Harris少將（J. T. Harris）回憶他在1860年中國戰(zhàn)爭期間擔任旁遮普省第15步兵團長時的遭遇?！爱斒勘鴤冊谄皆现匦铝嘘爼r，我看到一群由8個韃靼人組成的隊伍，他們顯然是準備戰(zhàn)斗。我騎著馬去找他們，馬上就被他們圍住了。我很快看到，雖然這些人都有火繩槍，但只有兩個人的武器上了膛。我的坐騎是非常靈活；我把它轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去，并把注意力完全集中在那些帶著火繩槍的人身上，我終于靠近，在其中一個人的頭上砍了一刀；幾乎就在同一時間，我拉起左韁繩，把另一個上了膛的人的胸膛擊穿了。我的印度隨從，拿著一把非常鋒利的tulwar（注：印度單手彎刀），這時趕過來，解決了另一個人；然后他們其他人都跑了。之后的幾天里，我和我的馬都被空火繩槍上的瘀傷所折磨。緊接著，我意識到有一隊騎兵排成單行，他們的指揮官身穿黃色緞子外套（注：有可能是個禁衛(wèi)，有黃馬甲），站在中央。當然，我是我們這邊唯一的騎兵；但我不認為這是允許這些家伙平靜地走下去的理由。于是，我把馬刺套在馬背上，騎到了黃緞子外套的左邊；我飛快地穿過部隊，在經(jīng)過時用手背掌擊了指揮官的臉。同時，我放下韁繩，把左輪手槍按在我左邊的人的背上。然而，其中一顆子彈滑落了，槍膛無法轉(zhuǎn)動，所以他逃過一劫。（沖擊式左輪手槍的常見故障?。┪乙淮┻^隊伍，他們自然就追趕過來；但我的馬比他們的任何馬都快，幾分鐘后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己很輕松地跑在了前面。然后，我轉(zhuǎn)到左邊，與我的人重新會合?！?/p>

(China Jim，1912年。)

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“Captain Harris, with 200 of the 15th Punjabees, attacked a Tartar fort defended by a heavy gun and some small pieces, killed 60 of the enemy, of whom three fell to his own sword, and captured the fort.” (T. W. Bowlby, special correspondent of The Times, quoted in C. C. Bowlby’s Thomas William Bowlby, 1906.) Oddly enough, Harris never mentioned this exploit in his memoirs!

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"Harris上尉帶著旁遮普省第15步兵團的200人，襲擊了一個由一門重炮和若干小炮防御的中國人堡壘，殺死了60名敵人，其中3人倒在自己的劍下，并最終奪取了堡壘。" (T. W. Bowlby，《泰晤士報》特約記者，引自C. C. Bowlby的Thomas William Bowlby，1906年)。奇怪的是，哈里斯在他的回憶錄中從未提到過這一戰(zhàn)績!

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The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world(1897年書）第二卷：

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I have seen the two-sword exercise performed, and can understand that, when opposed to any person not acquainted with the weapon, the Chinese swordsman would be irresistible. But in spite of the two swords, which fly about the wielder’s head like the sails of a mill, and the agility with which the Chinese fencer leaps about and presents first one side and then the other to his antagonist, I cannot but think that any ordinary fencer would be able to keep himself out of reach, and also to get in his point, in spite of the whirling blades of his adversary.

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我見過雙劍練習，認識到，當與任何不熟悉這種武器的人對抗時，中國劍客將是不可抗拒的。但是，盡管這兩把劍像磨坊的帆一樣在持劍者的頭上飛來飛去，盡管中國劍客靈活地跳躍著，先是向他的對手展示一邊，然后是另一邊，但我不得不認為，任何普通的劍客都能保持自己在攻擊距離外，也能在他的對手旋轉(zhuǎn)的刀片中得點命中。

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Two-handed swords are much used. One of these weapons in my collection is five feet six inches in length, and weighs rather more than four pounds and a quarter. The blade is three feet in length and two inches in width. The thickness of metal at the back is a quarter of an inch near the hilt, diminishing slightly toward the point. The whole of the blade has a very slight curve. The handle is a beautifully wrapped with narrow braid, so as to form an intricate pattern.

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雙手劍被廣泛使用。我收藏的這些武器中，有一把長五英尺六英寸（167.64cm），重量超過四磅四分之一（1.93kg）。劍身長三英尺（91.44cm），寬兩英寸（5.08cm)?？拷侗幍牡侗辰饘俸穸仁撬姆种挥⒋纾?.635cm），向刀尖處略微漸薄。整個刀身有一個非常輕微的曲線。手柄采用精美的細繩包裹，形成錯綜復雜的圖案。

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There is another weapon, the blade of which exactly resembles that of the two-handed sword, but it is set at the end of a long handle some six or seven feet in length, so that, although it will inflict a fatal wound when it does strike an enemy, it is a most unmanageable implement, and must take so long for the bearer to recover himself, in case he misses his blow, that he would be quite at the mercy of an active antagonist.

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還有一種武器，其劍身與雙手劍的劍身相似，但它被安裝在一個長柄的末端，長約六七英尺（182.88cm~213.36cm），因此，盡管它在擊中敵人時能造成致命的傷害，但它是最難以駕馭的器械之一，而且攜帶者必須花很長時間來恢復姿態(tài)，如果他錯過了他的打擊，他將完全暴露于一個積極的對手進攻之下。

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The nemesis of China:（背景一鴉戰(zhàn)爭）

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They now observed that a very short distance in advance two Chinese officers of high rank, on horseback, were endeavouring to make their escape, surrounded by a numerous bodyguard, or retinue. The opportunity for trying to take an important prisoner was a tempting one; and Capt. Hall, little thinking how few of his own men were near him and carried away by the impulse of the moment, rushed headlong upon the Chinese soldiers in front of him, firing his pistols at the two principal officers.

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Only two of his own men were near him at the moment; so that one of the inferior Chinese officers, seeing the disparity, rallied a few of his men, and suddenly faced about, with a view to cut them off. A personal encounter now took place with the Chinese officer, who was a remarkably fine young man, bearing the white button. The long sword, however, soon had the advantage over the Chinese short one, even putting aside personal prowess, and the mandarin fell, severely wounded in the arm. He was immediately disarmed, and his cap and button, together with his sword, were taken from him as trophies. Several other soldiers now came up, to endeavour to rescue their officer, who got up and tried to escape, but another wound in the leg soon brought him down again and made the other Chinamen halt. By this time, Capt. Hall and his two men were nearly surrounded and were compelled to fight their way back again towards their comrades who were coming up to their aid. One of the two seamen received a severe wound in the groin from the thrust of a spear, but the others got off without any injury. The young wounded mandarin was at last safely carried off by his comrades.

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他們現(xiàn)在注意到，在前方不遠處，有兩名騎馬的中國高級軍官正在嘗試逃跑，周圍有許多護衛(wèi)隊或隨從。這是一個誘人的機會，霍爾上尉沒有想到他自己的手下只有幾個人，他被當時的沖動沖昏了頭腦，一頭沖向他前面的中國士兵，用手槍向那兩名主要官員開火。

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這時，他的手下只有兩個人在他身邊；因此，一個低級的中國軍官看到了這種差距后，召集了他的幾個手下，立刻轉(zhuǎn)向，想把他們截住?，F(xiàn)在，我們與這位中國軍官進行了一次近距離接觸，他是一個外貌非常出色的年輕人，戴著白色的紐扣。然而，即使拋開個人能力，長劍很快就比中國的短劍更有優(yōu)勢，這位軍官倒下了，手臂受了重傷。他立即被解除了武裝，他的帽子和紐扣，連同他的劍，都被當作戰(zhàn)利品拿走了。其他幾名士兵現(xiàn)在沖上來，試圖營救他們的軍官。軍官站起來并試圖逃跑，但腿上的另一個傷口很快使他再次倒下，迫使其他中國人停了下來。這時，霍爾上尉和他的兩個手下幾乎被包圍了，不得不向戰(zhàn)友們的方向奮力突圍，而戰(zhàn)友們也正在趕來支援他們。兩名海員中的一人被長矛刺中腹股溝，受了重傷，但其他人沒有受到任何傷害就脫險了。受傷的中國年輕軍官最后被他的戰(zhàn)友們安全地撤出了。

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The strength of the Chinese army was estimated at from seven to eight thousand men, part of which appeared to be a picked body , said to belong to the Emperor's guard ; they were fine, athletic, powerful men . It was also remarked that their arms were of a superior kind ; several improvements had been adopted ; and the bow and arrow , once the favourite weapon of the Tartar soldier, had been laid aside on this occasion. As usual, several personal encounters took place ; the Chinese not fearing to engage single -handed with their foe, or to measure their sword with that of our officers. In one of these combats, Mr. Hodgson, mate of the Cornwallis, was wounded, not far from the Admiral.

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據(jù)估計，中國軍隊的兵力有七八千人，其中一部分似乎是挑選出來的，據(jù)說屬于皇帝的衛(wèi)隊；他們是優(yōu)秀又強壯。人們還注意到，他們的武器更加優(yōu)越（注：應該是相較于綠營一般兵的武器）；采用了一些改進；弓箭，曾經(jīng)是清朝士兵最喜歡的武器，在這個場合已經(jīng)被擱置。像往常一樣，發(fā)生了幾場個人交鋒；中國人不怕與他們的敵人單手交鋒，也不怕用他們的劍來丈量我們的軍官。在其中一次戰(zhàn)斗中，康沃利斯號的大副霍奇森先生在離海軍上將不遠的地方受傷了。

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Many anecdotes are told by those who were present , of the desperate determination with which the Tartars fought. Many of them rushed upon the bayonets. In some instances, they got within the soldiers' guard, and seizing them by the body, dragged their enemies with themselves over the walls; and in one or two instances succeeded in throwing them over, before they were themselves bayoneted . The Tartars were fine muscular men, and looked the more so from the loose dresses which they wore.

They did not shrink from sword combats, or personal encounters of any kind ; and, had they been armed with weapons similar to those of our own troops, even without much discipline, upon the top of walls where the front is narrow and the flanks cannot be turned, they would have probably maintained their ground for a much longer time, and perhaps even until they were attacked by another body in the rear.

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在場的人講述了許多軼事，說明了清人戰(zhàn)斗時的絕望決心。他們中的許多人沖向刺刀。在某些情況下，他們進入士兵的護衛(wèi)隊，抓住他們的身體，把他們的敵人拖到城墻上；有一兩次，在他們自己被刺刀刺中之前，成功地把他們?nèi)恿顺鋈?。清人都是肌肉發(fā)達的人，由于他們穿著寬松的衣服，看起來就更像了。

他們并不畏懼刀劍交鋒或任何形式的個人沖突；而且，如果他們用類似于我們自己軍隊的武器裝備，即使沒有太多的紀律，在正面狹窄而側(cè)面無法轉(zhuǎn)彎的墻頂，他們可能會保持他們的陣地更長的時間，甚至可能直到他們被后面的另一支隊伍攻擊。

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In one house no less than 14 dead bodies were discovered principally women; in others the men began to cut their own throats the moment they saw any of our soldiers approaching; while in other instances they rushed out furiously from some hiding-place, and attacked with the sword any one who came in their way. Several of our officers had to defend their lives with the sword, long after all systematic opposition had ceased. An officer of the 14th?M.N.I had a combat with three Tartars who rushed out upon him sword in hand, and by retreating so as to endeavour to take them singly, he was able to cut down two of them just when a fatal blow was about to be aimed at him by the third, who was fortunately shot at the very critical moment by a soldier coming up to his officer’s assistance.

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在一所房屋中發(fā)現(xiàn)不少于?14?具尸體，主要是女性； 在其他人中，當他們看到我們的任何士兵接近時，他們就開始割斷自己的喉嚨。 有的時候，他們從某個藏身之處狂暴地沖出來，用劍攻擊任何擋路的人。 在成體系的反抗已經(jīng)停止很久之后，我們的幾名軍官竟不得不用劍來保衛(wèi)自己的生命。?第十四馬德拉斯（印度欽奈）本地步兵隊的一名軍官與三名中國人交戰(zhàn)，他們持劍沖上來，于是他后撤準備分而攻之。在其中一位的致命一擊即將來臨之際，他成功將另兩人斬殺。幸運的是，那個中國士兵在非常關(guān)鍵的時刻被一名前來救援的士兵射殺。

其它一些中英士兵白刃戰(zhàn)例子，這里提供一下黑溪伯勞大佬的文章鏈接：

https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv1205467?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0

https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv1231792?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0

https://www.bilibili.com/read/cv1515410?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0