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Battle of Shanhaiguan

Battle of Shanhaiguan was a battle fought in 1900 in what is now People's Republic of China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Boxer Rebellion, which ran from 1899 to 1901. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 17,000 against 14,000.

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Fought1900
WherePeople's Republic of China40.009N, 119.754E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstQing dynasty; Boxer movement
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 Shanhaiguan, 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)
PlacePeople's Republic of China
40.009N, 119.754E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength17,00014,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Edmund Barrow
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Placed at its recorded location; 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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Elsewhere in 1900

Battle of Shanhaiguan 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 Q4188868, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shanhaiguan (1900), revision 1370589172, 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.