Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa 27 Ndira 1900, Chikamu chechishanu chakabatanidzwa muEight-Nation Alliance (iyo maJapan chete vaive vasiri vekuEurope) vachipesana neBoxer Rebellion, nechikamu chekuparadzanisa ichiva musimboti weGaselee Expedition. Zvimwe zvikamu zvechikamu zvakagara guta reTianjing uye Dunhu reTanggu. Varwi veJapan vakakunda Hondo yeBeicang musi wa5 Nyamavhuvhu 1900 vari voga. Pana 14-16 August 1900, boka rimwe chetero rokurwa reJapan rakabatanidzwa mu
Hondo yePeking. Chikamu ichi chakarumbidzwa nevatariri vokune dzimwe nyika nokuda kwoushingi hwacho, unyanzvi hwacho uye kurangwa.