Incidents in the China War of 1860: Comp. from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant |
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... sent to release the envoys , who return to camp - Their sad story - Hospital returns - Description of Pekin , CHAPTER VI . • 101-136 Letters from Lord Herbert - Chinese official correspondence relating to the war , CHAPTER VII . 137-189 ...
... sent to release the envoys , who return to camp - Their sad story - Hospital returns - Description of Pekin , CHAPTER VI . • 101-136 Letters from Lord Herbert - Chinese official correspondence relating to the war , CHAPTER VII . 137-189 ...
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... sent an ultimatum to the Chinese Government , allowing them a month to 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 ...
... sent an ultimatum to the Chinese Government , allowing them a month to 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 ...
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... sent to the chief mandarin to surrender to us quietly the town of Ting - hai1 and the island ; and it was also explained that all we required in addi- tion was that the Chinese military forces should deliver up to us their arms and guns ...
... sent to the chief mandarin to surrender to us quietly the town of Ting - hai1 and the island ; and it was also explained that all we required in addi- tion was that the Chinese military forces should deliver up to us their arms and guns ...
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... 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 existing differences , is to ...
... 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 existing differences , is to ...
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... sent back to us , either to Singapore , or Calcutta , or whatever Indian port may best suit the remanded men . It was not until many weeks after our Indian force had been warned for ser- 1 Earl Canning , K.G .; died 1862 . vice , and ...
... sent back to us , either to Singapore , or Calcutta , or whatever Indian port may best suit the remanded men . It was not until many weeks after our Indian force had been warned for ser- 1 Earl Canning , K.G .; died 1862 . vice , and ...
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