Battle of Taku Forts
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| Battle of Taku Forts | |||||||
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| Part of Boxer Rebellion | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Allies | China | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Admiral Edward Seymour | ? | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 904 | ? | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| British 1 killed 9 wounded Russian 33 killed 60 wounded |
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| Boxer Rebellion |
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| Taku Forts – Foreign Legations – Tientsin – Yang-tsung – Peking |
The Battle of Taku Forts was a battle during the Boxer Rebellion between Chinese forces and Admiral Edward Seymour's Relief Expedition. Seymour successfully captured the forts and from there moved inland towards Peking.
[edit] Sources
Harrington, Peter Peking 1900: The Boxer Rebellion 2001 Osprey Publishing
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