The Battle of Peking, or the Relief of Peking, was the battle on 14–15 August 1900, in which a multi-national force relieved the siege of foreign legations in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion. Since 20 June 1900, Boxer forces and Imperial Chinese troops had besieged foreign diplomats, citizens and soldiers within the legations of Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain and the United States wi...
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The Battle of Peking, or the Relief of Peking, was the battle on 14–15 August 1900, in which a multi-national force relieved the siege of foreign legations in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion. Since 20 June 1900, Boxer forces and Imperial Chinese troops had besieged foreign diplomats, citizens and soldiers within the legations of Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain and the United States within the city of Peking.
The first attempt to relieve the legations by a force of over 2,000 sailors and marines commanded by British Adm. Edward Seymour was turned back by strong opposition on 26 June.
On August 4, a second and much larger relief force called the Eight-Nation Alliance marched from Tientsien (Tianjin) toward Peking. The alliance force consisted of about 18,000 soldiers (4,300 Russian infantry, Cossacks and artillery; 8,000 Japanese infantry; 3,000 British, mostly Indian infantry, cavalry and artillery; 2,500 US soldiers and...
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