The objective of the alliance forces was to fight their way into the city of Peking, make their way to the Legation Quarter and rescue the 900 foreigners besieged there by the Chinese army since 20 June .
联军的目的是杀出一条道路进入北京城，前往东交民巷使馆区救出自6月20日起被中国军队包围的900名外国人。