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The Battle of Tientsin, or the Relief of Tientsin, occurred on 13–14 July 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China. A multinational military force , representing the Eight-Nation Alliance , rescued a besieged population of foreign nationals in the city of Tianjin ( Postal : Tientsin) by defeating the Chinese Imperial army and Boxers.
The United States maintained a permanent garrison at Tianjin, which was provided from January 1912 to 1938 by the 15th Infantry, US Army and then by the US Marine Corps until December 8, 1941, the day that the United States entered the Second World War and all territories of the United States and the British Empire in Asia and the Pacific faced ...
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin (simplified Chinese: 平津作战; traditional Chinese: 平津作戰; pinyin: Píng Jīn Zùozhàn), also known as the Battle of Beiping, Battle of Peiping, Battle of Beijing, Battle of Peiking, the Peiking–Tientsin Operation, and by the Japanese as the North China Incident (北支事変, Hokushi jihen) (25–31 July 1937) was a series of battles of the Second ...
The Japanese gave Song and his troops "free passage" before moving in to pacify resistance in areas surrounding Beijing and Tianjin. After 24 days of combat, the Chinese 29th Army was forced to withdraw. The Japanese captured Beiping and the Taku Forts at Tianjin on 29 and 30 July respectively, thus concluding the Battle of Beiping–Tianjin ...
Tianjin German club, designed by German architects Curt Rothkegel and Ruth Kegan, which became occupied by the American Red Cross after Germany's defeat in World War Two; Kiessling Restaurant, opened by Albert Kiessling that served Western style baked goods and dishes; The old residences of Zhang Xun and Liu Guanxiong; and more.
Tianjin: Tianjin People's Publishing House, May 2007) The Bridges of Tianjin (in Chinese): The architectural history of bridges at Tianjin is a notable aspect of the history of Tianjin's economic development. The pontoon bridge used during the Qing period, the first steel bridge “Da Hong Bridge” constructed in 1888, and the much more ...
The recount by the Austrian consul states that at 10:30 in the morning, he said, the German consul informed him by telephone that China had declared war on Austria-Hungary and Germany and that the Dutch delegate would arrive in Tianjin later that day. At 11:30 a Chinese delegate arrives with a request to cancel the concession and subordinate ...
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.