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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taku_Forts Wikipedia - Taku Forts] | ||
Revision as of 07:59, 9 September 2008
| Battle of Taku Forts 1858 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Opium War | ||
| Date: | 20 May 1858 | |
| Location: | Tanggu,Tianjin, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 39.104607°N 117.24781°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Chinese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Rear Adm Sir Michael Seymour | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||