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Boxers attacks on Chinese Eastern Railway

Boxers attacks on Chinese Eastern Railway was a battle fought on an unrecorded date at Manchuria, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Manchuria. It was part of the Boxer Rebellion, which ran from 1899 to 1901. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 58,000–100,000 Imperial Russian Army soldiers and Cossacks against Manchu Bannermen, Boxers, Honghuzi bandits.

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Foughtdate unknown
WhereManchuria, People's Republic of China45.000N, 125.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstBoxers; China
Casualties and losses242 killed, 1,283 wounded (per Russian sources)andUnknown, at least in the thousands
Part ofBoxer Rebellion1899 to 1901

Where it sits in the Boxer Rebellion

Battle of Senluo Temple, 1899Battle of Peking, 1900Battle of Shanhaiguan, 1900Defense of Harbin, 1900Siege of Beitang, 1900Battle of Dagu Forts, 1900Siege of the International Legations, 1900Battle of Tientsin, 1900Battle of Beitang, 190018991900
11 placed engagements of the Boxer Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Datedate unknown
PlaceManchuria, People's Republic of China
45.000N, 125.000E
KindBattle, undated
Strength58,000–100,000 Imperial Russian Army soldiers and CossacksManchu Bannermen, Boxers, Honghuzi bandits
Casualties and losses242 killed, 1,283 wounded (per Russian sources)Unknown, at least in the thousands
Commanders
  • Yevgeni Ivanovich Alekseyev
  • Dejan Subotić
  • Konstantin Tserpitsky
  • Pavel Mishchenko
  • Nikolay Orlov (military writer)
  • Yuan Chonghuan
Boxers attacks on Chinese Eastern RailwayBoxers attacks on Chinese Eastern RailwaySiege of ChangchunSiege of ChangchunHarbinBaichengSongyuanJiutaiZhaodongNonganShuangchengTaonan100 km45.000N, 125.000E
Placed at Manchuria; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Boxers attacks on Chinese Eastern Railway is one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4312947, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Boxers attacks on Chinese Eastern Railway, revision 1370729162, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.