Attempts were made to send up additional European guards to the Peking legations, but this only precipitated matters. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The German ambassador was shot down in the streets of Peking by a soldier of the imperial guard. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
A combined allied force of 20,000 under a German general then marched up to Peking and relieved the legations, and the old Empress fled northwestward. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.