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Latest revision as of 17:59, 3 May 2011

Occupation of Tientsin
Part of 2nd China War 1856-60
Date: 25 August 1860
Location: Tianjin, China
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 39.216103°N 117.4397°E
Result: Allied occupation
Combatants
East India Company Chinese
Commanders
Maj Gen Sir Robert Napier
Strength
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Tianjin
Variants:Tientsin

External Links

Opium Wars Wikipedia
2nd Opium War Wikipedia
Lt Gen James Hope Grant Dictionary of National Biography
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Advance on Tientsin www.archive.org