Second Campaign 1860

The second phase of the 2nd China War.

Summary

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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 larger Anglo-French force sailed from Hong Kong and captured the port cities of Chefoo (Yantai) and Dairen (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.

British Expeditionary Force

11,000 troops under General James Hope Grant

1st Brigade

• HM 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

External Links

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

Historical Books on-line

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Scene of Operations 1860 www.archive.org