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By Kennedy Hickman, About.com Guide to Military History

Boxer Rebellion: Capture of Tientsin

Friday July 13, 2007

July 13, 1900 - International troops under British Lt. Gen. Alfred Gaselee recapture Tientsin (Tianjin) from Chinese Boxer rebels. The army then pushed on to capture Beijing and relieve the besieged foreign Legation Quarter. This article provides a more in-depth look at the Boxer Rebellion as well as its causes and aftermath.

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