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5 unusual facts about Battle of Taku Forts


Battle of Taku Forts

Battle of Taku Forts (1860) - A successful Franco-British attack against the forts during the Second Opium War

Battle of Taku Forts (1858) - A successful Franco-British attack against the forts during the Second Opium War

Throughout history there have been several battles over control of the Taku Forts in China

Battle of Taku Forts (1859) - A repulsed Franco-British attack against the forts during the Second Opium War

Battle of Taku Forts (1900) - A successful Allied attack against the forts during the Boxer Rebellion


John Michel

He then commanded the 1st Division at the Battle of Taku Forts in August 1860 during the Second Opium War and took part in the burning of the Old Summer Palace at Peking in October 1860 as a reprisal for the torture and murder of British prisoners before being appointed Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1861.


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