Difference between revisions of "Battle of Taku Forts 1860"

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Battle of Taku Forts 1860
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
Combatants
East India Company	Chinese
Commanders
Rear Adm Sir James Hope Gen Cousin-Montauban
Strength

Casualties

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 == External Links ==
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War Wikipedia - 2nd Opium War]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101013726/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Admiral Hope]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taku_Forts Wikipedia - Taku Forts]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=upRFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA108&dq=Taku+Forts+1860&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=odKBSajUDJOUMd_3iPYO#PPA108,M1 Google Books - Action at Taku Forts]
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