Battle of Yangcun

Battle of Yangcun
Part of the Boxer Rebellion
DateAugust 6, 1900
Location
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 British Empire
 United States
 France
 Russia
 German Empire
 Italy
 Austria-Hungary
 Japan
Qing dynasty Qing Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Russian Empire Nikolai Linevich
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland O'Moore Creagh
Qing dynasty Ma Yukun
Qing dynasty Song Qing
Strength
18,000 soldiers 10,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses

United States 9 KIA, 15 DOW, 39 wounded, 2 dead by sunstroke
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 6 KIA, 38 wounded, 1 dead by sunstroke
Russian Empire 7 KIA, 20 wounded[1]

Total: 40 dead, 122 wounded
Minor

The Battle of Yangcun was a battle during the march of Eight-Nation Alliance forces from Tianjin to Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion. The Alliance forces defeated the Qing and were able to continue their march towards Peking.

Chinese nianhua depicting the battle
  1. ^ War Department. Adjutant’s General’s Office, p. 573

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