Eight-Nation Alliance
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The Eight-Nation Alliance was a multinational military coalition that invaded northern China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, with the stated aim of relieving the foreign legations in Beijing, whic
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Eight Nations in 1901
German and Indian troops, Peking Legation Quarter, 1900
German troops with captured Boxer flags
Peking Legation Quarter
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The Peking Legation Quarter was the area in Beijing, China where a number of foreign legations were located between 1861 and 1959. In the Chinese language, the area is known as Dong Jiaomin Xiang, whi
Eight-Nation Alliance
…Alliance was a multinational military coalition that invaded northern China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, with the stated aim of relieving the foreign legations in Beijing, which were being besieged by the popular Boxer militiamen, who were determined to remove foreign imperialism in China. The allied forces…
Looking north, the British Legation is the large building on the left side of the Imperial Canal. About 1900. Many Chinese people lived in the Legation Quarter in addition to the foreign diplomats and businessmen.
Beijing in 1900 was surrounded by high walls broken by many gates (men). The Legation Quarter adjoined the southeast corner of the Imperial city.
Austro-Hungarian marines at Beijing to protect the Legation Quarter, c. 1910
Beijing RR station, 1901. The inner city walls are on the left side of the station and the Legation Quarter is on the other side of the wall.