Capture of Peking

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Capture of Peking
Part of 3rd China War
Date: 14 August 1900
Location: Beijing, Tianjin, China
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 39.905557°N 116.39583°E
Result: Legations relieved, city occupied
Combatants
Russians, Japanese, British & Americans Chinese
Commanders
Lieutenant-General Alfred Gaselee
Strength
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Beijing
Variants: Pei-p'ing/Pekin/Peking

External Links

Boxer Rebellion Wikipedia
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Advance of the British Column www.archive.org
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Map of the Relief of the Legations www.archive.org
Relief of Peking Google Books