Battle of Peking

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This is about the battle of Beijing during the Qing Dynasty. For the battle of Beijing during the Jin Dynasty, see the Battle of Beijing. For the battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War battle, see the Battle of Beiping-Tianjin.

Battle of Peking
Part of Boxer Rebellion
Date 14-15 August 1900 Location Peking, China Result Allied victory
Combatants
Eight-Nation Alliance	China
Commanders
Lt. Gen. Alfred Gaselee	?
Strength
18,000	?
Casualties
?	?

Boxer Rebellion
Taku Forts – Foreign Legations – Tientsin – Yang-tsung – Peking

The Battle of Peking (also known as the Relief of Peking) was the final battle that relieved the besieged forieng legations in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion.

Since June 20, 1900 Boxer and Imperial Chinese troops had besieged foreign diplomats, citizens and soldiers within Peking. A first attempt to relieve the legations under Admiral Edward Seymour was turned back on June 26.

The second relief force was composed of troops from eight different nations and was aptly called the Eight-Nation Alliance under the leadership of British Lt. General Alfred Gaselee.

Marching 70 miles from Tiensin the international force reached Peking on August 14. The legations were relieved on August 15 and the major fighting of the Boxer Rebellion was effectively over.