The Third Battle of Taku Forts, 1860, Second Opium War
Original illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea circa 1880. Info from wiki: 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 (also called Peiho Forts) near Tanggu District (Wade-Giles: Pei Tang-Ho), approximately 60 kilometers (36 mi.) southeast of the city of Tianjin (Tientsin).
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