Siege of the International Legations
| Siege of the International Legations | |||||||
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| Part of the Boxer Rebellion | |||||||
 I'll Try, Sir!. American troops scale the walls of Peking, with the Fox Tower in flames. Depicted is trumpeter Calvin Titus who first climbed the wall and was later awarded the Medal of Honor. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Belgium Netherlands Spain
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 Yihetuan Boxers Qing Dynasty
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald
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Ronglu Prince Duan Dong Fuxiang Ma Haiyan Ma Fulu † Ma Fuxiang Ma Fuxing
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| Strength | |||||||
| 409 soldiers; 473 foreign civilians; 2,800 Chinese Christians | 10,000 Manchu Hushenying bannermen, 10,000 Muslim Kansu Braves (engaged in combat) 20,000 Manchu bannermen (not engaged in combat) |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 55 soldiers killed, 135 soldiers wounded | Unknown | ||||||
| 13 civilians killed, 24 civilians wounded | |||||||
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