Beijing Besieged: Boxers Trap Foreign Legations for 55 Days
Imperial Chinese troops and Boxer militants laid siege to the foreign Legation Quarter in Beijing, trapping hundreds of diplomats, missionaries, and Chinese Christians behind hastily built barricades. The 55-day siege ended only when an eight-nation relief force fought its way into the capital, exposing the Qing dynasty's inability to control either the Boxers or the foreign response.
June 20, 1900
126 years ago
Key Figures & Places
China
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Beijing
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Boxer Rebellion
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Imperial Chinese Army
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55-day siege
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Legation Quarter
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Boxer Rebellion
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Military history of China before 1912
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Siege of the International Legations
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Peking Legation Quarter
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Clemens von Ketteler
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Beijing
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