Battle of Beitang

The Battle of Beitang, during the Boxer Rebellion, was fought on September 20, 1900 between the Eight Nation Alliance and the Chinese army.

Battle
Beitang is located 5 mi to Tianjin's north. It was necessary to capture Beitang for organising railway connection between Tianjin and Manchuria.

During the night, Russian troops captured Chinese position near the destroyed Beitang railway station, and built several batteries. In the morning, Russian and German cannons began to bombard the fortress, and at 10a.m. the Chinese garrison fled. At noon, the fortress was captured without fighting.