Battle of Taku Forts (1859)
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The Second Battle of Taku Forts was a failed Anglo-French attempt to seize the Taku Forts along the Hai River in Tianjin, China, in June 1859 during the Second Opium War. A chartered American steamshi
The Taku Forts
Chinese gun in the Taku forts
A gun battery of the Taku Forts
Battle of Taku Forts (1860)
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The Third Battle of Taku Forts was an engagement of the Second Opium War, part of the British and French 1860 expedition to China. It took place at the Taku Forts near Tanggu District, approximately 6
Battle of Taku Forts (1859)
…storm." The battle not only was a loss for the British, it caused them to have to assemble another massive fleet of 18,000 troops which fought in the Third Battle of Taku Forts. The battle also delayed the next British attack for 13 months, which extended the war for another year…
Interior of the north fort after its capture
James Hope Grant
An illustration of Rogers reaching the top of the wall with help from Lieutenant Lenon
After the Capture of the Taku Forts