Battle of Peking: Difference between revisions

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Battle of Peking
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
Strength

Casualties

Modern name: Beijing
Variants: Pekin/Peking

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+{{Battles_Infobox
+|partof=[[:Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War 1856-60]]
+|date=13 October 1860
+|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing Beijing, China]
+|presidency=[[Madras]]
+|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=39.908173,116.39795&z=10&t=h&hl=en 39.908173°N 116.3979°E]
+|result=British victory
+|territory=
+|combatant1=British & French
+|combatant2=Chinese
+|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=
+|strength1=
+|strength2=
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
+== Spelling Variants ==
+Modern name: Beijing<br>
+Variants: Pekin/Peking<br>
+== External Links ==
+[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]]