Gaselee Expedition
The Gaselee Expedition was a successful relief by a multi-national military force to march to Beijing and protect the diplomatic legations and foreign nationals in the city from attacks in 1900. The expedition was part of the war of the Boxer Rebellion.
| Second intervention, Gaselee Expedition, China 1900 | |||||||
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| Part of the Boxer Rebellion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Japan British Empire United States France Russia German Empire Italy Austria-Hungary |
Qing China Yìhéquán | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alfred Gaselee Yamaguchi Motomi Nikolai Linevich Henri-Nicolas Frey Adna Chaffee |
Ma Yukun Song Qing | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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55,000 Total 20,840 soldiers 13,150 soldiers 12,020 marines 3,520 soldiers 3,420 soldiers and marines 900 soldiers 80 soldiers 75 sailors | 50,000–100,000 regular and rebel troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Moderate | Heavy | ||||||
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