1898, the Boxer Rebellion first broke out in Shandong and soon became a prairie fire. The Qing government had to change its strategy towards the Boxer Rebellion from "extermination" to "appeal", recognizing the Boxer Rebellion as a legal organization and trying to control its utilization.
1900 years, a large number of Boxers entered Beijing and Tianjin, and the Boxer Movement in Northeast China, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia became increasingly popular.
1900 In June, in order to suppress the Boxer Rebellion, the allied forces of Britain, Russia, Japan, France, Germany, the United States, Italy and Austria invaded Beijing from Dagu via Tianjin, and the Boxer Rebellion and the Qing Army bravely stopped and annihilated the invading troops around Langfang and Yangcun stations.
In Tianjin, the Boxer Rebellion and the Qing army fought fiercely at the Laolongtou Railway Station, killing more than 2,000 Russian troops. Destroyed more than 500 people. The Boxer Rebellion led by Zhang Decheng once occupied Zizhulin Concession.
When Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled to the west and ordered the Qing army to destroy the Boxer Rebellion. Under the joint attack of Chinese and foreign reactionary forces, the boxer rebellion against imperialism and patriotism failed.