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Events on Tuesday 14 August 1900 1
1900Siege of the International LegationsBoxer rebels besiege foreign diplomats in BeijingChinese Boxer rebels and imperial troops besieged the foreign legation quarter in Beijing for 55 days. An Eight-Nation Alliance force fought its way into the city and relieved the legations on 14 August 1900. The episode marked a major escalation of foreign intervention in China.