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

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Battle of Beitang
Part of the Boxer Rebellion
Date 20 September 1900 Location Beitang, China Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Russia  Germany  France	Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
G. von Stackelberg Lothar von Trotha Alfred-Amédée Dodds	Dong Fuxiang Jiang Guiti Ma Yukun
Strength
14,000 Russian soldiers 16,000 German marines 12,000 French soldiers	21,000 Chinese soldiers
Casualties and losses
845 killed 967 wounded	Heavy

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Beitang is 5 mi (8.0 km) north of Tianjin. It was necessary to capture Beitang for organising railway connection between Tianjin and Manchuria.^{[citation needed]}

During the night, Russian troops captured a 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 10 a.m. the Chinese garrison fled. At noon, the fortress was captured without fighting.^{[citation needed]}