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== British Contingent == | == British Contingent == | ||
''3,000 troops under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gaselee Lieutenant-General Alfred Gaselee]'' | ''3,000 troops under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gaselee Lieutenant-General Alfred Gaselee]'' | ||
*Four Coys [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] | *Four Coys [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] (30 men) | ||
*[[Skinner's Horse|1st Bengal Lancers]] | *[[Skinner's Horse|1st Bengal Lancers]] (400 men) | ||
*[[Royal Artillery|12th Field Battery]] | *[[Royal Artillery|12th Field Battery Royal Artillery]] | ||
*Hong Kong Artillery | *Hong Kong Artillery (2 guns, 4 maxims) | ||
*Naval guns | *Royal Marine Light Infantry (300 men) | ||
*[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikhs]] | *Detachment of Royal Engineers | ||
*[[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry|7th Rajputs]] | *Naval Brigade (4 guns) | ||
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Bengal Infantry]] | *[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikhs]] (500 men) | ||
*[[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry|7th Rajputs]] (500 men) | |||
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Bengal Infantry]] (300 men) | |||
*Hong Kong Regiment (100 men) | |||
*Chinese Regiment (100 men) | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 24 December 2009
| Second Intervention | |
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| 4-14 August 1900 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: route from Tientsin to Peking, China | |
| Combatants: | |
| Eight Nation Alliance | Righteous Harmony Society Qing Empire |
| Result: Allied victory | |
| Medals: 3rd China War Medal Clasps: Taku Forts, Defence of Legations, Relief of Pekin | |
| Links: | |
| Category: Second Intervention | |
Summary
This was the second attempt at the relief of Peking in the 3rd China War. An allied force of some 20,000 troops set out from Tientsin on 4 August 1900 and reached Peking on 14 August. The siege of the legations was relieved and Peking occupied.
British Contingent
3,000 troops under Lieutenant-General Alfred Gaselee
- Four Coys Royal Welsh Fusiliers (30 men)
- 1st Bengal Lancers (400 men)
- 12th Field Battery Royal Artillery
- Hong Kong Artillery (2 guns, 4 maxims)
- Royal Marine Light Infantry (300 men)
- Detachment of Royal Engineers
- Naval Brigade (4 guns)
- 1st Sikhs (500 men)
- 7th Rajputs (500 men)
- 24th Bengal Infantry (300 men)
- Hong Kong Regiment (100 men)
- Chinese Regiment (100 men)
External Links
Boxer Rebellion Wikipedia
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Advance of the Allies from Tientsin www.archive.org