after participating in the final fighting for the city of peking on july 13–14, waller and his men took possession of the american sector and brought order out of the havoc caused by the chinese retreat. promoted by brevet to lieutenant colonel and advanced two numbers in grade for his performance of duty at tientsin and peking, littleton waller was commended in 1903 by brigadier general aaron s. daggett, u.s. army, ret., in his book, "america in the china relief expedition". he recalled that the marine had