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Battle of Peking

Battle of Peking was a battle fought in 1900 at Shuntian Fu, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of the Boxer Rebellion, which ran from 1899 to 1901. The recorded result: Eight Nation Alliance victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 20,000.

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Russian cannons firing at Beijing gates during the night. August, 14, 1900.
Russian cannons firing at Beijing gates during the night. August, 14, 1900.. D.G.Yanchevetsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1900
WhereShuntian Fu, People's Republic of China39.907N, 116.397E
OutcomeEight Nation Alliance victory
BelligerentsRestoration (Spain); Belgium; The Netherlands; British Raj; Mutual Defence Pact of Southeast Chinaagainstborder|20px Boxer movement; Qing dynasty
Casualties and lossesHeavy losses (Unknown total)andUnknown
Part ofBoxer Rebellion1899 to 1901

Record

Date1900 (year precision)
to 15 August 1900
PlaceShuntian Fu, People's Republic of China
39.907N, 116.397E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength20,00020,000
Casualties and lossesHeavy losses (Unknown total)Unknown
Commanders
  • Yamaguchi Motomi
  • Nikolai Linevich
  • Alfred Gaselee
  • Adna Chaffee
  • Henri-Nicolas Frey
  • Federico Tommaso Paolini
  • Ronglu
  • Zaiyi
  • Dong Fuxiang
  • Ma Fulu
  • Ma Fuxiang
  • Ma Haiyan
Battle of PekingBattle of PekingSiege of ZhongduSiege of the International LegationsBattle of Gaoliang RiverMarco Polo Bridge incidentBattle of PalikaoMarco Polo Bridge incidentTianjinTangshanZhangjiakouLangfangBaodingChangpingChengdeZhuozhou100 km39.907N, 116.397E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 979 and 1900.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1900

Battle of Peking is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 183 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087313, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Peking (1900), revision 1383434982, 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.