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Revision as of 09:14, 17 October 2011
| 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 | |
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| East India Company | Chinese | |
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| Rear Adm Sir James Hope Gen Cousin-Montauban |
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Notable participants
Arthur Fitzgibbon, Hospital Apprentice of the Bengal Subordinate Medical Department, attached to the 67th Regiment of Foot, became the youngest winner of the Victoria Cross, aged 15 years, 3 months. For more details, see Apothecaries.
External Links
Opium Wars Wikipedia
2nd Opium War Wikipedia
Taku Forts Wikipedia
Admiral Hope Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Historical books online
- The British arms in North China and Japan, David Field Rennie (1864) Google Books. Chapter 12 - action at Taku Forts.
- "Desultory Notes at Takoo. By an Officer of the Siege Train", page 383 (but computer coded page 883) from Minutes of Proceedings of the Royal Artillery Institution Volume 2 1861 Google Books