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Battle of Dagu Forts

Battle of Dagu Forts was a battle fought in 1900 at Taku Forts, in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Taku Forts. It was part of the Boxer Rebellion, which ran from 1899 to 1901. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 900 men; 10 ships against 1,000 soldiers and sailors; 4 destroyers.

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Fought1900
WhereTaku Forts, People's Republic of China38.977N, 117.705E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsEight-Nation Alliance; Russian Empire; British Empire; Empire of Japan; German Empire; Austria-Hungary; Kingdom of ItalyagainstQing dynasty
Casualties and losses172 killed and woundedandUnknown
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, 190018991900Battle of Dagu Forts, 1900
11 placed engagements of the Boxer Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1900 (year precision)
to 1900
PlaceTaku Forts, People's Republic of China
38.977N, 117.705E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength900 men; 10 ships1,000 soldiers and sailors; 4 destroyers
Casualties and losses172 killed and woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Yakov Hildebrandt
  • Christopher Cradock
  • Hugo von Pohl
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Placed at Taku Forts; 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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Battle of Dagu Forts is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890708, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Taku Forts (1900), revision 1372428441, 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.