Battle of Peking

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The Battle of Peking was a key 1900 military engagement in which an international coalition of foreign powers fought Chinese forces to relieve besieged legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Relief of Beijing
Relief of Peking
linked to: Battle of Peking
belligerent Boxer forces
Eight-Nation Alliance
Qing dynasty
cause anti-foreign violence of the Boxer movement
siege of the foreign legations in Beijing
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combatantType international coalition vs. Chinese imperial and Boxer forces
commandedBy Alfred Gaselee
Edward H. Seymour
Nikolai Linevich
Ronglu
Song Qing
Yamaguchi Motomi
conflict Boxer Rebellion
country Qing Empire
linked to: Qing dynasty
date 1900-08-14
1900-08-15
effect end of the siege of the Beijing Legation Quarter
occupation of Beijing by foreign troops
weakening of Qing imperial authority
followedBy occupation of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance
hasPart assault on the Dongbianmen (East Gate)
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assault on the Guangqumen (Hatamen) Gate
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assault on the Tartar Wall
entry of allied troops into the Legation Quarter
historicalPeriod late Qing dynasty
linked to: Qing dynasty
involvedCountry Austria-Hungary
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
location Beijing
Peking
linked to: Beijing
objective lifting the siege of the Beijing Legation Quarter
relief of the foreign legations in Peking
partOf Boxer Rebellion
Eight-Nation Alliance campaign in North China
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precededBy Battle of Tientsin (1900)
linked to: Battle of Tientsin
relatedTo Boxer Protocol
result Allied victory
significance decisive engagement securing foreign diplomatic presence in Beijing
turning point in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion
theater North China
year 1900

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Boxer Rebellion hasPart Battle of Peking
The Siege at Peking mainSubject Siege of the International Legations in Beijing
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Eight-Nation Alliance notableEvent Siege of the International Legations
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Eight-Nation Alliance notableEvent Battle of Peking (1900)
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Battle of Peking alsoKnownAs Relief of Peking
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Battle of Peking partOf Eight-Nation Alliance campaign in North China
linked to: Battle of Peking
Battle of Peking hasPart assault on the Dongbianmen (East Gate)
linked to: Battle of Peking
Battle of Peking hasPart assault on the Guangqumen (Hatamen) Gate
linked to: Battle of Peking
Battle of Peking cause siege of the foreign legations in Beijing
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Battle of Tientsin followedBy Relief of the Siege of Peking
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Dongjiaominxiang eventAssociated Siege of the International Legations (1900)
linked to: Battle of Peking