Incidents in the China War of 1860: Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant |
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... Capture of the Sin - ho forts- French advance against Tang - ku , but are forced to retire- Prisoners captured by the Tartars — Attack and capture by the allies of Tang - ku on 14th August - Incidents in the engagement - Despatch from ...
... Capture of the Sin - ho forts- French advance against Tang - ku , but are forced to retire- Prisoners captured by the Tartars — Attack and capture by the allies of Tang - ku on 14th August - Incidents in the engagement - Despatch from ...
Page 11
... manner to the Chinese was harsh and overbearing . They soon came to terms , and agreed to all our demands ; and after 1 The population of which was 400,000 . disposing of a good number of glasses of cherry brandy CAPTURE OF CHUSAN . II.
... manner to the Chinese was harsh and overbearing . They soon came to terms , and agreed to all our demands ; and after 1 The population of which was 400,000 . disposing of a good number of glasses of cherry brandy CAPTURE OF CHUSAN . II.
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... captured but just before the severe winter set in . But for the stren- uous efforts which were made to hasten the pre- parations , there is reason to suppose that the operations of the expedition would have been prolonged into another ...
... captured but just before the severe winter set in . But for the stren- uous efforts which were made to hasten the pre- parations , there is reason to suppose that the operations of the expedition would have been prolonged into another ...
Page 35
... capture the town of Peh - tang , and there establish a base for future operations . The Taku forts were four in number , two small upper , and two large lower works - a large and a small fort being on each side of the river.1 In front ...
... capture the town of Peh - tang , and there establish a base for future operations . The Taku forts were four in number , two small upper , and two large lower works - a large and a small fort being on each side of the river.1 In front ...
Page 51
... CAPTURE OF THE SIN - HO FORTS- FRENCH ADVANCE AGAINST TANG - KU , BUT ARE FORCED TO RETIRE PRISONERS CAPTURED BY THE TARTARS -ATTACK AND CAPTURE BY THE ALLIES OF TANG - KU ON 14TH AUGUST - INCIDENTS IN THE ENGAGEMENT- DESPATCH FROM LORD ...
... CAPTURE OF THE SIN - HO FORTS- FRENCH ADVANCE AGAINST TANG - KU , BUT ARE FORCED TO RETIRE PRISONERS CAPTURED BY THE TARTARS -ATTACK AND CAPTURE BY THE ALLIES OF TANG - KU ON 14TH AUGUST - INCIDENTS IN THE ENGAGEMENT- DESPATCH FROM LORD ...
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