Battle of Peking (1900)
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The Battle of Peking, or historically the Relief of Peking, 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
1900 illustration of the battle
The route of the Eight-Nation Alliance force to relieve the Siege of the Legations in Peking, August 1900
"I'll Try Sir," a U.S. Army in Action historical painting that depicts American soldiers from the 14th Infantry Regiment scaling the walls of Beijing. The Russians were halted by Chinese opposition in the burning gate portrayed on the right of the picture.
The Siege of the International Legations was a pivotal event during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, in which foreign diplomatic compounds in Peking were besieged by Chinese Boxers and Qing Dynasty troops
Battle of Peking (1900)
…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…
One of the historical oil paintings by Western artists depicting Empress Dowager Cixi
Wax sculpture of a Boxer. Most were armed only with spears and swords.
British Minister Sir Claude MacDonald