Incidents in the China War of 1860: Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant |
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... reply , and war had not as yet been actually de- clared ; so the forcible seizure of the promontory would not have been quite legal . Meanwhile , Mr Bruce directed Sir Hercules Robinson to apply to the governor of the two large ...
... reply , and war had not as yet been actually de- clared ; so the forcible seizure of the promontory would not have been quite legal . Meanwhile , Mr Bruce directed Sir Hercules Robinson to apply to the governor of the two large ...
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... reply to our ultimatum ; and I decided that if war were de- clared I would at once despatch a force of 2000 men , comprising 67th and 99th Regiments , Rotton's battery of artillery , and a company of Engineers , & c . , to take ...
... reply to our ultimatum ; and I decided that if war were de- clared I would at once despatch a force of 2000 men , comprising 67th and 99th Regiments , Rotton's battery of artillery , and a company of Engineers , & c . , to take ...
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... reply to our ultimatum arrived from Pekin , and was " cheeky " in the ex- treme , refusing point - blank all our demands . No doubt one reason for this was that our conditions were too moderate , and led the Chinese Govern- ment to ...
... reply to our ultimatum arrived from Pekin , and was " cheeky " in the ex- treme , refusing point - blank all our demands . No doubt one reason for this was that our conditions were too moderate , and led the Chinese Govern- ment to ...
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... reply to the ulti- matum sent by me . " Not one of the demands made is accepted ; and the language in which the document is couched convinces me that the course most likely to con- duce to a speedy and satisfactory termination of ...
... reply to the ulti- matum sent by me . " Not one of the demands made is accepted ; and the language in which the document is couched convinces me that the course most likely to con- duce to a speedy and satisfactory termination of ...
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... reply received by him from the Chinese Government to the French ultimatum , and has informed me that he will to - day call upon the French military and naval authorities to act . I have the honour , & c . , " FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE ...
... reply received by him from the Chinese Government to the French ultimatum , and has informed me that he will to - day call upon the French military and naval authorities to act . I have the honour , & c . , " FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE ...
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