Newt Hall

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Newt Hall was a US Marine Corps Officer for some 30 years, retiring in 1937 as a Colonel.

He was brought up on charges regarding his leadership activities during the Boxer Rebellion, where he and his men had to defend the walls of the Legation, and was exonerated by an official US Naval court of inquiry, which he himself requested, so as to not impede his career advancement in later years.

The British Minister had initiated a charge of possible "cowardice under fire", but no concrete evidence had surfaced by any witnesses. Under his direct command, one Legation wall defense area was lost, but later retaken. This possibly caused a reaction from the British Minister making statements after the siege as to Hall's possible laxity in command.