Second Campaign 1860: Difference between revisions

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The second phase of the 2nd China War.

Summary

	See our interactive map of 2nd China War 1856-60 locations and routes on Google Maps

After the Qing Government rejected the Treaty of Tianjin Anglo-French forces tried unsuccessfully to take the Taku Forts in June 1859. In the summer of 1860 a a larger Anglo-French force fromsailed from Hong Kong and captured the port cities of Yantai and Dalian. They then landed north of Tianjin which they captured. There followed a series of battles as the British and French advanced on Peking. The Battle of Pa-li-chao in September defeated the Chinese finally and the Summer Palace in Peking was destroyed. The Convention of Peking ratified the Treaty of Tianjin, the opium trade was legalized, China was opened to western merchants and Britain and France were paid a huge indemnity.

External Links

Opium Wars Wikipedia
2nd Opium War 1856-60 Wikipedia
Queen's Dragoon Guards in China 1860 www.qdg.org.uk

In the summer of 1860, a larger Anglo-French force (11,000 British under General James Hope Grant, 6,700 French under General Cousin-Montauban)[9][10] with 173 ships sailed from Hong Kong and captured the port cities of Yantai and Dalian

British Expeditionary Force

General James Hope Grant
HM 1st Brigade

1st Royal regiment
HM 31st Regiment
Loodianah Regiment

2nd Brigade

HM 2nd Regiment (Queen's)
HM 60th Regiment
15th Punjaub Infantry
Royal Artillery, Lt-Col Barry's Battery
Royal Artillery, Capt Desborough's Battery
Royal Engineers, Major Fisher's Company
Royal Engineers, Half No 8 Company

3rd Brigade

HM 3rd Regiment (Buffs)
HM 44th Regiment
8th Punjaub Infantry

4th Brigade

HM 99th Regiment
HM 67th Regiment
19th Punjaub Infantry
Royal Artillery, Capt Mowbray's Battery
Royal Artillery, Capt Govan's Battery
Royal Engineers, Major Graham's Company

Cavalry Brigade

1st Dragoon Guards (King's)
Probyn's Sikh Cavalry
Fane's Cavalry
Artillery, Lt-Col Milward's Battery

Reserve

Guns of Position
Madras Sappers
Mountain Guns
Rotton's Battery

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-After the Qing Government rejected the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaties_of_Tianjin Treaty of Tianjin] Anglo-French forces tried unsuccessfully to take the Taku Forts in June 1859. In the summer of 1860 a a larger Anglo-French force from Shanghai landed north of Tianjin which they captured. There followed a series of battles as the British and French advanced on Peking. The [[Battle of Pa-li-chao]] in September defeated the Chinese finally and the Summer Palace in [[Peking]] was destroyed. The Convention of Peking ratified the Treaty of Tianjin, the opium trade was legalized, China was opened to western merchants and Britain and France were paid a huge indemnity.
+After the Qing Government rejected the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaties_of_Tianjin Treaty of Tianjin] Anglo-French forces tried unsuccessfully to take the Taku Forts in June 1859. In the summer of 1860 a a larger Anglo-French force fromsailed from Hong Kong and captured the port cities of Yantai and Dalian. They then landed north of Tianjin which they captured. There followed a series of battles as the British and French advanced on Peking. The [[Battle of Pa-li-chao]] in September defeated the Chinese finally and the Summer Palace in [[Peking]] was destroyed. The Convention of Peking ratified the Treaty of Tianjin, the opium trade was legalized, China was opened to western merchants and Britain and France were paid a huge indemnity.
 == External Links ==
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Opium Wars]  Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War 2nd Opium War 1856-60]  Wikipedia<br>[http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/China-War-1860-115.php Queen's Dragoon Guards in China 1860] www.qdg.org.uk
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 [[Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War]]
 [[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|China War, 2nd]]
+In the summer of 1860, a larger Anglo-French force (11,000 British under General James Hope Grant, 6,700 French under General Cousin-Montauban)[9][10] with 173 ships sailed from Hong Kong and captured the port cities of Yantai and Dalian
+== British Expeditionary Force ==
+''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hope_Grant General James Hope Grant]''<br>
+'''HM 1st Brigade'''<br>
+*1st Royal regiment
+*HM 31st Regiment
+*Loodianah Regiment<br>
+'''2nd Brigade'''
+*HM 2nd Regiment (Queen's)
+*HM 60th Regiment
+*15th Punjaub Infantry
+*Royal Artillery, Lt-Col Barry's Battery
+*Royal Artillery, Capt Desborough's Battery
+*Royal Engineers, Major Fisher's Company
+*Royal Engineers, Half No 8 Company
+'''3rd Brigade'''
+*HM 3rd Regiment (Buffs)
+*HM 44th Regiment
+*8th Punjaub Infantry
+'''4th Brigade'''
+*HM 99th Regiment
+*HM 67th Regiment
+*19th Punjaub Infantry
+*Royal Artillery, Capt Mowbray's Battery
+*Royal Artillery, Capt Govan's Battery
+*Royal Engineers, Major Graham's Company
+'''Cavalry Brigade'''
+*1st Dragoon Guards (King's)
+*Probyn's Sikh Cavalry
+*Fane's Cavalry
+*Artillery, Lt-Col Milward's Battery
+'''Reserve'''
+*Guns of Position
+*Madras Sappers
+*Mountain Guns
+*Rotton's Battery

Second Campaign 1860: Difference between revisions

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