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*Details of the 3 volume [http://www.britishmedals.us/files/chinarolls.htm ''China Medal Roll 1856-60''] by K.J. Asplin Savannah Publications London 2004 from The Asplin Military History Resources. Includes Royal Navy including Indian Marine (Volume 1), British Army (Volume 2), and selected despatches of the Royal Navy and British Army during their presence in China during the years 1856-60 (Volume 3).
== External Links 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.walkingthebattlefields.com/2013/05/the-taku-forts-china.html The Taku Forts, China] Blog by Phil Curme 18 May 2013 regarding a recent visit. walkingthebattlefields.com
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580028/Letters-of-forgotten-VC-winner-found.html Letters of forgotten VC winner found]. 27 February 2008 ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved 23 August 2014. Brevet Captain Robert Shebbeare won his medal during the infamous siege of Delhi in September 1857. Afterwards he put together a Sikh regiment, the [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|15th Punjab]] [Pioneers], which later saw action in China. Includes photograph with officers of his 15th Punjab regiment, "taken by Mr Beato in the British camp at Talien Hwan, Manchuria, on either 10 or 11 July 1860".<ref>Snook, Mike [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=9627&start=45#p47343 "mewafarosh"] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 20 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014</ref>
*[https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/search?st%5B%5D=%22Letters+from+China%22&css_searchfield%5B%5D=text "Letters From China"] by Scott Pettitt. A series of 7 articles about the letters of Thomas Adkins, held at the Warwickshire County Record Office including [https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/letters-from-china-the-second-opium-war "Letters From China: The Second Opium War"] and [https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/letters-from-china-the-taiping-rebellion "Letters From China: The Taiping Rebellion"]. ourwarwickshire.org.uk. Obituary details.<ref>[http://www.adkins-family.org.uk/hist-china_thomas_1836_obit.htm Thomas 'China Tom' Adkins, b.1836] Obituary. adkins-family.org.uk</ref>
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