Kneeling Loading German Soldier

A 1900s era German 3rd Seebataillon soldier reloading his rifle.
Seebataillon troops were frequently used as temporary intervention forces, mostly in the colonies. During the Boxer rebellion in China from 1900 to 1901, the first and second Seebataillon, reinforced by an engineer company and field artillery battery, comprised the German contingent to the international relief force.