Siege of Beitang
| Siege of Beitang | |||||||
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| Part of Boxer Rebellion | |||||||
The French and Italian defense at Beitang | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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France Italy Chinese Christian refugees |
China Boxer movement | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alphonse Favier Paul Henry † Angelo Olivieri | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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29 marines 12 marines 2,000–4,000 men | Around 10,000 Qing and Boxer soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 French marines, 6 Italian marines and 300 Chinese Christians | Heavy | ||||||
The Siege of Beitang was a siege carried out by the Boxer movement during the Boxer Rebellion against the Catholic mission of Beitang, defended by a force of 41 Italian-French sailors and 2,000 to 4,000 Chinese Christian refugees.