The Zhengyang Gate we see today was renovated upon its destruction in 1900 when the Allied Force of the Eight Powers invaded Beijing, formerly consisting of rostrum, watchtower and outside enclosure.

今天所见的正阳门是1900年八国联军入侵北京，炮轰炸毁之后修复的，原由城楼、箭楼、瓮城等组成。

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It ended when an allied force of American,British,French,German and Japanese soldiers reached Beijing and ended the Boxer occupation.

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U.S.officials said they were hopeful the 7,000 figure for new allied forces would be just a starting point, and that additional commitments could come as soon as a NATO force-generating meeting set for next week in the Belgian city of Mons.

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"People of Western Europe: a landing was made this morning on the coast of France by troops of the Allied Expeditionary Force."

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He also backed Nato's decision to expand Operation Allied Force to include attacks on Yugoslav forces in the field.

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Richard Holbrooke, appearing on CNN's "Larry King Live, " said NATO made the right choice by implementing Operation Allied Force after months of intense negotiations fell through.

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In 1942, in Singapore, a British-led allied force of some 85, 000 troops, bombarded and cut off from support and supplies after a week-long battle, surrendered to a Japanese invading force less than half its size.

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