Battle of Taku Forts (1900)

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The Battle of Taku Forts (1900) was an early engagement of the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition seized key coastal fortifications near Tianjin to secure access to Beijing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event of the Boxer Rebellion
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Capture of the Taku Forts (1900) NERFINISHED
belligerent Chinese forces at Taku Forts
Eight-Nation Alliance NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty forces
conflict Boxer Rebellion NERFINISHED
conflictType naval and land assault
countryInvolved Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
French Third Republic NERFINISHED
German Empire NERFINISHED
Italy
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1900-06-17
1900-06-18
followedBy Battle of Tianjin (1900) NERFINISHED
Siege of Tianjin (1900) NERFINISHED
march of allied forces toward Beijing
hasLocation China NERFINISHED
Dagu Forts NERFINISHED
Taku Forts NERFINISHED
Tianjin Municipality NERFINISHED
near Tianjin
historicalContext anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising in North China
imperialist intervention by multiple powers in China
locatedOn Bohai Gulf NERFINISHED
objective secure access to Beijing
seize coastal fortifications near Tianjin
partOf Boxer Rebellion NERFINISHED
foreign intervention in China
precededBy initial Boxer attacks on foreigners in North China
relatedTo Taku Forts (1860) NERFINISHED
result Allied victory
capture of Taku Forts by foreign powers
strategicImportance control of Hai River approach to Tianjin
sea access route toward Beijing
timePeriod June 1900
late Qing dynasty
usedWeapon coastal artillery
naval artillery
small arms

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Battle of Tientsin precededBy Battle of Taku Forts (1900)