Summary of THE BOXER REBELLION EXPLAINED - BOXER REBELLION DOCUMENTARY

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The Boxer Rebellion was a conflict between Chinese Boxers and foreign forces in Beijing in 1900. The Boxer Rebellion was eventually put down by foreign forces, with the help of Chinese troops, and resulted in the death of thousands of people. The Boxer Rebellion was a turning point in the history of China, as it showed the Chinese people that foreigners (mostly foreigners from the Western world) could be just as dangerous as the imperial Chinese government.

• 00:00:00 The Boxer Rebellion, a massive uprising by impoverished young men in China in 1898, was sparked by the murder of two German missionaries by locals. The rebellion quickly spread to other provinces, and by 1899, over a thousand armed boxers had assembled in a village near Shanghai to take on the local magistrate and his army. The rebels were defeated, and the movement was suppressed.
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• 00:10:00 The Boxer Rebellion was a conflict between Chinese Boxers and foreign forces in Beijing in 1900. The Boxer Rebellion was eventually put down by foreign forces, with the help of Chinese troops, and resulted in the death of thousands of people. The Boxer Rebellion was a turning point in the history of China, as it showed the Chinese people that foreigners (mostly foreigners from the Western world) could be just as dangerous as the imperial Chinese government.
• 00:15:00 The Boxer Rebellion began when the Chinese government learned of the Boxer Rebellion from the Tsing Imperial Court. The court considered the attack on the allied force at Lanfang an act of war, and decided to officially side with the Boxers in their anti-foreign violence. Their first target was the Seymour Expedition, which was still stuck at Lanfang due to engineering issues. The Boxers successfully repelled the allied force twice, suffering minimal losses in the process. However, the imperial court wished to drive out or destroy the foreign force with the help of the Boxers. Local General Nijang had spent the last weeks violently suppressing the Boxers, and it was clear that his force would not cooperate with the imperial court. Dongfosyang was subsequently set to Tianjin to assault the foreign settlements there, but was replaced by pro-Boxer General Dongfoo. General Dongfosyang's brave counted about 3,000 well-equipped soldiers. They coordinated the pincer attack with the help of over 2,000 Boxer militias. Overwhelmed and under supply, Admiral Seymour and the allied officers decided to withdraw back to Tianjin. Realizing they could no longer advance on Beijing, the imperial court ordered all the foreigners in the leg