Red Lanterns (Boxer Uprising)

Red Lanterns
Active1890s–1901
Country Qing Empire
Allegiance Boxers
EngagementsBoxer Rebellion
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Lin Hei'er

The Red Lanterns (simplified Chinese: 红灯照; traditional Chinese: 紅燈照; pinyin: Hóng Dēng Zhào) were a women's fighting group organized during the Boxer Uprising of 1900. Villagers said these women had supernatural powers which helped to protect the male Boxers and fight against foreign enemies.

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