Battle of Beicang
| Battle of Beicang | |||||||
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| Part of the Boxer Rebellion | |||||||
Sketch map of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Eight-Nation Alliance Japan British Empire United States France Russian Empire | China | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Yamaguchi Motomi Nikolai Linevich Alfred Gaselee Adna Chaffee |
Dong Fuxiang Ronglu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000 | 8,000 – 11,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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61 killed, 271 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. The Japanese contingent led the Alliance attack; with contingents also being present from Russia, Britain, America and France.