What if Adm. Edward Seymour and his regiment of 2,100 men reached Peking? In this ATL, Seymour decides that waiting for the repairs of the railway would take too long and the legations might be overrrun by the time the expedition reach towards the Chinese capital. Instead, he decides to have his men make the journey on foot. Now let's say Seymour and his men are able to arrive at Peking on June 14 or 15, what happens then? Considering that the Boxers and Dong Fuxiang's Gansu Braves stormed Peking on June 11, I'm in doubt the Seymour Expedition would be able to reinforce the legations, nevermind enter Peking itself.
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