The Battle of the Taku or Battle of Dagu Forts was a short engagement during the Boxer Rebellion between the Chinese Qing dynasty military and forces belonging to the Eight Nation Alliance in June 190
Illustration of the battle
Allied ships at the Taku forts
Foreign Powers Attack the Forts at Dagu (June 16–17, 1900). The Chinese New Year's print shows the Chinese defenders firing cannon in a duel with the foreign warships.
The attack on Taku by the Allies influenced Empress Dowager Cixi's decision to support the Boxers.
Boxer Rebellion
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The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, Boxer Movement, Yihetuan Movement, or Boxer War, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 a
Battle of the Taku Forts (1900)
…The Battle of the Taku or Battle of Dagu Forts (Chinese: 大沽口砲臺之戰) was a short engagement during the Boxer Rebellion between the Chinese Qing dynasty military and forces belonging to the Eight Nation Alliance in June 1900. European and Japanese naval forces captured…
Taku Forts Landing
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1970 068 45, China, Boxeraufstand, Alfred Graf v. Waldersee
Boxers around 1900
Русские войска в Пекине 3