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[[Category:Battles|Taku Forts 1860, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Taku Forts 1860, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd China War|Taku Forts 1860, Battle of]] | [[Category:2nd China War 1856-60|Taku Forts 1860, Battle of]] | ||
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|partof=[[:Category:2nd China War|2nd China War]] | |partof=[[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War 1856-60]] | ||
|date=21 August 1860 | |date=21 August 1860 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanggu_District Tanggu],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin Tianjin], China | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanggu_District Tanggu],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin Tianjin], China | ||
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| Battle of Taku Forts 1860 | ||
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| Part of 2nd China War 1856-60 | ||
| Date: | 21 August 1860 | |
| Location: | Tanggu,Tianjin, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 39.104607°N 117.24781°E | |
| Result: | Allied victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Chinese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Rear Adm Sir James Hope Gen Cousin-Montauban |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Wikipedia - Opium Wars
Wikipedia - 2nd Opium War
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Admiral Hope
Wikipedia - Taku Forts
Google Books - Action at Taku Forts