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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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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 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.
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 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 ==
== British Expeditionary Force ==
11,000 troops under ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hope_Grant General James Hope Grant]''<br>
11,000 troops under ''[[James Hope Grant|Gen James Hope Grant]]''<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War 2nd Opium War 1856-60] 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
[http://www.qdg.org.uk/pages/China-War-1860-115.php Queen's Dragoon Guards in China 1860] www.qdg.org.uk
==== Historical Books on-line ====
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/n457/mode/2up  Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Scene of Operations 1860] www.archive.org<br>


 
[[Category:2nd China War 1856-60| 2nd China War]]
[[Category:2nd China War 1856-60|2nd China War]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|China War, 2nd]]

Latest revision as of 16:27, 22 April 2011

The second phase of the 2nd China War.

Summary

See our interactive map of
2nd China War 1856-60
Northern Campaign
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 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 Gen James Hope Grant

1st Brigade

2nd Brigade

3rd Brigade

4th Brigade

Cavalry Brigade

Reserve

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