Battle of Peking (1900)

The Battle of Peking (Chinese: 北京之戰), or historically the Relief of Peking (Chinese: 北京解圍戰), was the battle fought on 14–15 August 1900 in Beijing, in which the Eight-Nation Alliance relieved the siege of the Peking Legation Quarter during the Boxer Rebellion. From 20 June 1900, Boxers and Imperial Chinese Army troops had besieged foreign diplomats, citizens and soldiers within the legations of Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain and the United States.

This article is about the 1900 battle. For list of other battles also called "Battle of Peking", see Battle of Beijing.

Battle of Peking
Part of the Boxer Rebellion

The Allied Armies launch a general offensive on Peking Castle, by Torajirō Kasai (1900)
Date14–15 August 1900
Location
Beijing, China
39°54′24″N 116°23′51″E
Result Allied Victory
Belligerents
Eight-Nation Alliance:
 Boxers
Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Yamaguchi Motomi
Nikolai Linevich
Alfred Gaselee
Adna Chaffee
Henri-Nicolas Frey
Yuan Shikai		 Ronglu
Prince Duan
Dong Fuxiang
Ma Fulu †
Ma Fuxiang
Ma Haiyan
Ma Yukun
Song Qing
Strength
c.20,000 c.20,000
Casualties and losses
60 killed
205 wounded		 Heavy losses (Unknown total)
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