Battle of the Taku Forts | |||||||
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Part of the Boxer Rebellion | |||||||
Allies charging at the forts | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russia United Kingdom Japan Germany Austria-Hungary Italy | China | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Yakov Hildebrandt Christopher Cradock Hugo von Pohl | General Lo Jung-Kuang[1] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
900 men 10 ships[2][3] |
Approximately 2,000 soldiers and sailors 4 destroyers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
172 killed and wounded | Unknown |
The Battle of the Taku or Battle of Dagu Forts (Chinese: 大沽口炮台之戰) was a short engagement during the Boxer Rebellion between the Chinese Qing dynasty military and forces belonging to the Eight Nation Alliance in June 1900. European and Japanese naval forces captured the Taku forts after a brief but bloody battle with units of the Qing dynasty. Their loss prompted the Qing government to side with the Boxers while the Chinese army was ordered to resist all foreign military forces within Chinese territory. Allied powers remained in control of the forts until the end of the Boxer Rebellion in September 1901.
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