Battle of Peking

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The Battle of Peking was a key 1900 military engagement in which an international coalition of foreign powers fought Chinese forces to relieve besieged legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Relief of Beijing
Battle of Peking
surface form: Relief of Peking
belligerent Boxer forces
Eight-Nation Alliance
Qing dynasty
cause anti-foreign violence of the Boxer movement
Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
surface form: siege of the foreign legations in Beijing
combatantType international coalition vs. Chinese imperial and Boxer forces
commandedBy Alfred Gaselee
Edward H. Seymour
Nikolai Linevich
Ronglu
Song Qing
Yamaguchi Motomi
conflict Boxer Rebellion
country Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing Empire
date 1900-08-14
1900-08-15
effect end of the siege of the Beijing Legation Quarter
occupation of Beijing by foreign troops
weakening of Qing imperial authority
followedBy occupation of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance
hasPart Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
surface form: assault on the Dongbianmen (East Gate)

Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
surface form: assault on the Guangqumen (Hatamen) Gate

assault on the Tartar Wall
entry of allied troops into the Legation Quarter
historicalPeriod Qing dynasty
surface form: late Qing dynasty
involvedCountry Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
location Beijing
Beijing
surface form: Peking
objective lifting the siege of the Beijing Legation Quarter
relief of the foreign legations in Peking
partOf Boxer Rebellion
Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eight-Nation Alliance campaign in North China
precededBy Battle of Tientsin
surface form: Battle of Tientsin (1900)
relatedTo Boxer Protocol
result Allied victory
significance decisive engagement securing foreign diplomatic presence in Beijing
turning point in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion
theater North China
year 1900

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Boxer Rebellion hasPart Battle of Peking
The Siege at Peking mainSubject Battle of Peking
this entity surface form: Siege of the International Legations in Beijing
Eight-Nation Alliance notableEvent Battle of Peking
this entity surface form: Siege of the International Legations
Eight-Nation Alliance notableEvent Battle of Peking
this entity surface form: Battle of Peking (1900)
Battle of Peking alsoKnownAs Battle of Peking
this entity surface form: Relief of Peking
Battle of Peking partOf Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eight-Nation Alliance campaign in North China
Battle of Peking hasPart Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: assault on the Dongbianmen (East Gate)
Battle of Peking hasPart Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: assault on the Guangqumen (Hatamen) Gate
Battle of Peking cause Battle of Peking self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: siege of the foreign legations in Beijing
Battle of Tientsin followedBy Battle of Peking
this entity surface form: Relief of the Siege of Peking
Dongjiaominxiang eventAssociated Battle of Peking
this entity surface form: Siege of the International Legations (1900)