遮蔽的罪恶:英军在第二次侵略西藏战争期间的劫掠行为

The Concealed Evil:The Looting Behavior of the British Army during the Second Invasion of Tibet

1903—1904年英军第二次入侵西藏期间,不顾1899年已经签署的《陆战法规和惯例公约》中战时不得劫掠平民财产的规定,大肆抢夺寺庙和平民财产,给西藏普通民众造成极大苦难。但是,由于战争期间、战争之后英方对相关报道和亲历者著述实施“净化”审查,真相被长期遮蔽,西方社会迄今仍坚信荣赫鹏率领的是“和平使团”。文章综合近年披露的各类史料,从有预谋的文物掠夺、放任军队抢劫寺庙和平民财产两个方面梳理了英军的劫掠行为,并就英方对劫掠行为的掩盖进行了初步探讨。

During the second British invasion of Tibet from 1903 to 1904,disregarding the provisions of the Hague Convention(Ⅳ)Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and the Regulations annexed thereto,signed in 1899,which prohibits looting of civilian property during wartime,the British forcibly seized temples and civilian property,causing great suffering to the ordinary people of Tibet.However,due to the British side's"purification"review of relevant reports and personal writings during and after the war,the truth has been obscured for a long time.So far,the Western society firmly believes that Francis Younghusband is leading a"peace mission".This article summarizes various historical materials disclosed in recent years and summarizes the looting behavior of the British army from two aspects:premeditated looting of cultural relics,allowing the military to loot temples and civilian property,and explores the British's covering up of the looting behavior.