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First Battle of Taku Forts | |||||||
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Part of the Second Opium War | |||||||
Gun battery of the Taku Forts. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom France |
Qing Dynasty | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Michael Seymour | unknown |
The First Battle of Taku Forts was the first
French alliance taking the Taku Forts on May 20, 1858. During the Second Opium War
.
The
Treaties of Tianjin and the forts were returned to the hands of the Qing Army, leading to the Second Battle of Taku Forts
.
Background
After the outbreak of the
Peking
.
On the other hand, Xianfeng Emperor received the news of Canton has been occupied until January 27, 1858.
Landing operation
On May 50.
Storming of the Taku Forts
Aftermath
See also
- Battle of Taku Forts (1900)
- China Relief Expedition
References
- Bartlett, Beatrice S. Monarchs and Ministers: The Grand Council in Mid-Ch'ing China, 1723–1820. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1991.
- Ebrey, Patricia. Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993.
- Elliott, Mark C. "The Limits of Tartary: Manchuria in Imperial and National Geographies." Journal of Asian Studies 59 (2000): 603-46.
- Faure, David. Emperor and Ancestor: State and Lineage in South China. 2007.
External links
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