In the summer of 1900, a force of approximately 2,500 U.S. soldiers, sailors and marines joined a multinational force under British command to suppress a rebellion at the hands of a Nationalist antiforeign movement in China in order to enforce the "open door" policy articulated by Secretary of State John Hay. The Ch'ing government of the Manchu Dynasty supported the rebellious "Boxing Societies" who seized the Legation Quarter in Peking (Beijing). Some of the American troops were already resident in China, but a substantial number were diverted from duty in the Philippines while the Sixth Cavalry Regiment came directly from the United States to take part. The foreign forces prevailed at the Battle of Peking, 14-16 August 1900, leading to the ultimate defeat and capitulation of the Boxers in September 1901.

American Casualties, Boxer Rebellion, China, 1900 - 1901

Branch of Service	Number Serving	Killed in Action	Non-Mortal Wounds
Navy		4	26
Marines		9	17
Total	2,500	13	43

 

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