 The performance of the gun crews from both ships inspired the RN's field gun competition.The ships continued on their respective voyages after Ladysmith was succored in March, "Powerful" to much acclaim in England and "Terrible" to China where her crew and guns helped to suppress the Boxer Rebellion a few months later.They were part of the relief force that reached the foreign quarter of Tientsin in June as well as the expedition that defeated the Chinese forces in the city of Tientsin in mid-July.