The Eight-power Allied Forces Through Foreigners' Camera

China Before the Invasion of the
Eight-Power Allied Forces

The Entering of
Envoys and Legation Guards into Beijing

First Setbacks of
the Allied Forces
and the Capture of Tianjin

The Capture of
Beijing by the
Eight-Power Allied Forces

The War Before Negotiations and the Signing of the
Protocol of 1901

China Under the Protocol of 1901

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On June 10, 1900, the allied powers decided to appoint British Vice Admiral Seymour as commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, to lead an army of 2,000 soldiers of Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Japan, the United States and Italy, to invade Beijing. In face of the concerted resistance of the Boxers and Qing government forces, Seymour's army was defeated and retreated to Tianjin. The Allied Forces captured Dagu Fort, the eastern gate of Tianjin. Qing troops were engaged in a large-scale battle with the Allied Forces, which lasted for more than 20 days. On July 14, the Allied Forces occupied Tianjin, and calamity befell the people of Tianjin.