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|partof=[[:Category:3rd China War|3rd China War]] | |partof=[[:Category:3rd China War|3rd China War]] | ||
|date=14 August 1900 | |date=14 August 1900 | ||
|location=Beijing, China | |location=[[Beijing]], [[China]] | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=39.905557,116.39583&z=8&t=h&hl=en 39.905557°N 116.39583°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=39.905557,116.39583&z=8&t=h&hl=en 39.905557°N 116.39583°E] | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 3 January 2010
| Capture of Peking | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd China War | ||
| Date: | 14 August 1900 | |
| Location: | Beijing, 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