The Eight-power Allied Forces Through Foreigners' Camera

China Before the Invasion of the
Eight-Power Allied Forces

The Entering of
Envoys and Legation Guards into Beijing

First Setbacks of
the Allied Forces
and the Capture of Tianjin

The Capture of
Beijing by the
Eight-Power Allied Forces

The War Before Negotiations and the Signing of the
Protocol of 1901

China Under the Protocol of 1901

On June 12, the Allied Forces encountered the Boxers and Qing government forces at Langfang, halfway from Beijing. They had to retreat to Yangcun Station, more than 30 kilometers from Tianjin, to build their defenses.