Relief of Beijing
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The Relief of Beijing refers to the 1900 military operation during the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition of foreign powers fought their way to Beijing to lift the siege of foreign legations and residents.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Relief of Beijing canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath | increased foreign control and indemnities imposed on Qing China ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peking Relief Expedition
NERFINISHED
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Relief Expedition to Peking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boxer forces
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Eight-Nation Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | significant casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfred Gaselee
NERFINISHED
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Edward H. Seymour NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Linevich NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaguchi Motomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Boxer Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising
ⓘ
foreign imperialism in China ⓘ |
| country | Qing Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | August 1900 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1900-08-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | occupation of Beijing by foreign forces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Beicang
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Tientsin NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Yangcun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
march from Tianjin to Beijing
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multinational coalition ⓘ urban combat in Beijing ⓘ |
| location |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhili Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
relieve the besieged foreign legations in Beijing
ⓘ
rescue foreign civilians and missionaries ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chinese Imperial Army
NERFINISHED
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Yihetuan (Boxers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eight-Nation Alliance intervention in China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of the International Legations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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siege of the Beijing legations lifted ⓘ |
| significance | marked the collapse of effective Qing resistance to the Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1900-08-04 ⓘ |
| year | 1900 ⓘ |
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