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|partof=[ | |partof=[[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War 1856-60]] | ||
|date=13 October 1860 | |date=13 October 1860 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing Beijing, China] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing Beijing, China] | ||
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|combatant1=British & French | |combatant1=British & French | ||
|combatant2=Chinese | |combatant2=Chinese | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bruce,_8th_Earl_of_Elgin Lord Elgin]<br>[ | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bruce,_8th_Earl_of_Elgin Lord Elgin]<br>[[James Hope Grant|Lt Gen James Hope Grant]]<br>[[Charles Cousin-Montauban|Gen Cousin-Montauban]] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
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== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Beijing<br> | |||
Variants: Pekin/Peking<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Opium Wars] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War 2nd Opium War] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oGETvGxWGywC&pg=PA269&dq=Annual+register+1861+Pekin&as_brr=3#PPA269,M1 The Surrender of Pekin] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/436/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Peking Occupied] www.archive.org | |||
[[Category:Battles|Peking, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Second Campaign 1860|Peking, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:2nd China War 1856-60|Peking, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:14, 17 October 2011
| Battle of Peking | ||
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| Part of 2nd China War 1856-60 | ||
| Date: | 13 October 1860 | |
| Location: | Beijing, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 39.908173°N 116.3979°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & French | Chinese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lord Elgin Lt Gen James Hope Grant Gen Cousin-Montauban |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Beijing
Variants: Pekin/Peking
External Links
Opium Wars Wikipedia
2nd Opium War Wikipedia
The Surrender of Pekin Google Books
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Peking Occupied www.archive.org