1899 – 1901
A secret society of anti-foreign martial artists the West called 'Boxers' rose against the missionaries, Christians, and imperial powers carving up China. When the Qing court threw in its lot with them and besieged the foreign legations of Peking for fifty-five days, an eight-nation army fought its way to the rescue. The punitive peace that followed left the ancient Qing dynasty crippled and a decade from collapse.
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A secret society of anti-foreign martial artists the West called 'Boxers' rose against the missionaries, Christians, and imperial powers carving up China. When the Qing court threw in its lot with them and besieged the foreign legations of Peking for fifty-five days, an eight-nation army fought its way to the rescue. The punitive peace that followed left the ancient Qing dynasty crippled and a decade from collapse.
The Boxer Rebellion was fought from 1899 to 1901.
The Boxer Rebellion was fought between Eight-Nation Alliance and Boxers & Qing Empire.
An estimated 125,000 people died in The Boxer Rebellion, including roughly 25,000 military and 100,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included The Russian Invasion of Manchuria, The Boxer Uprising, The Sack of Peking and the Punitive Expeditions, and The Relief of Peking.