The Boxer Rebellion Austro-Hungarian Navy



austria-hungary part of eight-nation alliance during boxer rebellion in china (1899–1901). member of allied nations, austria sent 2 training ships , cruisers sms kaiserin und königin maria theresia, sms kaiserin elisabeth, sms aspern, , sms zenta , company of marines north china coast in april 1900, based @ russia concession of port arthur.


in june helped hold tianjin railway against boxer forces, , fired upon several armed junks on hai river near tong-tcheou. took part in seizure of taku forts commanding approaches tianjin, , boarding , capture of 4 chinese destroyers capt. roger keyes of hms fame. in k.u.k. forces suffered few casualties during rebellion.


after uprising cruiser maintained permanently on china station, , detachment of marines deployed @ embassy in peking.


lieutenant georg ludwig von trapp, serve submarine commander during world war , become famous in musical sound of music after world war ii, decorated bravery aboard sms kaiserin und königin maria theresia during rebellion.







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