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Battle of Tientsin

Battle of Tientsin 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: Allied victory.

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Fought1900
WherePeople's Republic of China39.147N, 117.206E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
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 Tientsin, 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
PlacePeople's Republic of China
39.147N, 117.206E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6,900 Allied soldiers; 20 field guns; 4,933 cavalry; 12,000 soldiers; 10,000 Tenacious Army; 2,000 Kansu Braves; Unknown number of Boxers, including many Red Lanterns
Casualties and losses250 killed, 500 wounded; 320 killed and wounded; 25 killed, 98 wounded; 17 killed, 87 wounded; 13 killed, 90 wounded; and 140 killed and wounded; Unknown
Commanders
  • Anatoly Stessel
  • Charles Balthazar de Pélacot
  • Emerson H. Liscum
  • Austin R. Davis
  • Nie Shicheng
  • Dong Fuxiang
  • Ronglu
  • Cao Futian
  • Lin Hei'er
ParticipantsUnited States, Qing dynasty
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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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Battle of Tientsin 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 Q4087324, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tientsin, revision 1370591066, 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.