Battle of Shanhaiguan | |||||||
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Part of the Boxer Rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom |
Qing China Boxer movement | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Edmund Barrow | Song Qing | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
17,000 British troops | 14,000 Chinese troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
199 killed 587 wounded Railway destroyed |
Heavy "Old dragon head" destroyed |
The Battle of Shanhaiguan took place in 1900 when Qing dynasty imperial troops and the Boxers engaged in combat against British forces.