Battle of Beicang

Battle of Beicang
	Part of the Boxer Rebellion
	; Sketch map of the battle
Date	5 August 1900
Location	Beicang, China
Result	Boxers victory
Belligerents
Japan; British Empire; United States; France; Russian Empire	China
Commanders and leaders
Yamaguchi Motomi; Nikolai Linevich; Alfred Gaselee; Adna Chaffee	Dong Fuxiang; Ronglu
Strength
20,000	8,000 – 11,000
Casualties and losses
61 killed, 271 wounded 60 killed, 240 wounded; 1 killed, 25 wounded; 6 wounded;	~50 killed

The Battle of Beicang (Chinese: 北倉之戰), also rendered as the Battle of Peitsang, was fought August 5, 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, between the Eight Nation Alliance and the Chinese Qing dynasty army. The Chinese army was forced out of its prepared entrenchments and retreated to Yangcun.^[1] The Japanese contingent led the Alliance attack; with contingents also being present from Russia, Britain, America and France.^[2]

^ War Department. Adjutant General’s Office. Report on Military Operations in South Africa and China, Vol. XXXIII, Washington: Gov Printing Office, July 1901, pp. 568-571
^ War Department, Adjutant General's Office, pp. 568-571

[1] War Department. Adjutant General’s Office. Report on Military Operations in South Africa and China, Vol. XXXIII, Washington: Gov Printing Office, July 1901, pp. 568-571

[2] War Department, Adjutant General's Office, pp. 568-571

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