Second Intervention
| Second Intervention | |
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| 4-14 August 1900 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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