Diplomats, foreign civilians and soldiers, and Chinese Christians in the Legation Quarter were under siege by the Imperial Army of China and the Boxers for 55 days. In response to reports of an armed foreign invasion and its demands, the initially hesitant Empress Dowager Cixi, urged by the conservatives of the Imperial Court, supported the Boxers and on June 21 authorized war on foreign powers. They forced foreigners and Chinese Christians to seek refuge in the Legation Quarter. Grievances ranged from the opium trade and other foreign economic incursions to Christian missionary work, while the Qing state was too weak to combat them.Īfter several months of growing violence against foreign and Christian presence in Shandong and the North China plain, in June 1900 Boxer fighters, convinced they were invulnerable to foreign weapons, converged on Beijing with the slogan "Support the Qing, exterminate the foreigners". The uprising took place against a background of severe drought and economic disruption caused by the growth of foreign spheres of influence. The Great Powers intervened and defeated the Boxer Rebellion, in a humiliation for China. It was initiated by the Righteous Harmony Society and was motivated by proto- nationalist sentiments and opposition to foreign imperialism and Christian missions. The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement was a violent anti-foreigner movement which took place in China between 18.
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Yuan Shikai's Right Division of Guard Army (Previously known as the Newly Created Army and the Pacification Army)ħ0,000 Imperial troops, including 10,000 Muslim Kansu Braves, several thousand Manchu Bannermen of the Tiger and Divine Corps (loyal to Prince Duan)ģ2,000 Chinese Christians killed, plus 200 missionaries, by Boxers (in North China) ġ00,000 civilians killed by Boxers in total ĥ,000 civilians killed by foreign soldiers in total Right Division of Guard Army (commanded by Yuan Shikai in Shandong)ġ00,000 Russian troops for Manchurian Occupation The Boxer Rebellionīritish and Japanese soldiers depicted fighting Chinese forces during the Battle of Tientsin.Īutumn 1899 – September 1901 (violent Boxer activities began in November 1897) For other uses, see Boxers (disambiguation).
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