Gaselee Expedition
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The Gaselee Expedition was an international military relief force led by British General Sir Alfred Gaselee in 1900 to lift the siege of foreign legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international military relief force
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military expedition ⓘ |
| alliance | Eight-Nation Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beijing Legation Quarter
NERFINISHED
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Tianjin NERFINISHED ⓘ siege of the International Legations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Boxers
ⓘ
Eight-Nation Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty forces aligned with Boxers ⓘ |
| commander | Alfred Gaselee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | British Indian Army leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Boxer Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalEra | Age of Imperialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| leader | Alfred Gaselee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfred Gaselee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Adna Chaffee
NERFINISHED
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Alfred Gaselee NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Linevich NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaguchi Motomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
lifting the siege of foreign legations in Beijing
ⓘ
relief of the foreign legations in Beijing ⓘ |
| opponent |
Boxers
ⓘ
Qing forces allied with the Boxers ⓘ Yihetuan movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eight-Nation Alliance
NERFINISHED
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foreign intervention in the Boxer Rebellion ⓘ |
| precededBy | Seymour Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | relief of the besieged legations in Beijing ⓘ |
| route | Tianjin to Beijing ⓘ |
| startTime | 1900 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Northern China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhili Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | relief operation ⓘ |
| year | 1900 ⓘ |
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