Empress Dowager Cixi sends a letter of support to the Boxers.
Boxers storm through countryside, burning churches, and killing Christians
Boxers cut railroad line at Tianjin, isolating Beijing
German Minister von Ketteler arrests and executes a boy he thinks is a Boxer
Thousands of Boxers burn Christian churches in response to the boy's murder
Empress Dowager Cixi decides to fully support Boxers, tries to convince the rest of the ruling officials in the government to also support them.
Qing government sends messengers to the foreigners in Beijing to offer them a safe way to leave China without being killed; instead, the foreigners kill the messengers
Based on these murders, the Qing government declares war on the foreign powers
Chinese set fire to parts of the foreign neighborhood in Beijing
The Battle of Tianjin
Soldiers from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, and the USA join together and take over a city that had been controlled by the Boxers. 550 Boxers and 250 foreigners died. Then the foreign troops looted the city, raping and killing civilians.
The Eight-Nation relief force (Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, USA, Italy, and Austria-Hungary) lands on the coast and begins marching to Beijing, so Qing government declares a cease-fire on the foreigners and surrenders.