User:俠刀行/Battle of Taku Forts (1858)

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First Battle of Taku Forts
Part of the Second Opium War

Gun battery of the Taku Forts.
DateMay 20, 1858
Location
Result Anglo-French victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom United Kingdom
France 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

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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