Battle of Taku Forts
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The Second Battle of Taku Forts was a failed Anglo-French attempt to seize the Taku Forts along the Hai River in Tianjin, China, in June 1859 during the Second Opium War. A chartered American steamship arrived on scene and assisted the French and British in their attempted suppression of the forts.
1859
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United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
File:Taku Fort 2006.jpg
Chongqing, Kiev,
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Location: 38.9771, 117.7053, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1859-06-24T00:00:00Z
1859-06-26T00:00:00Z
1859 Battle of Taku Forts
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View of the Taku Forts, mouth of the Peiho river, North China. Attacked unsuccessfully 25th June 1859
Chinese gun in the Taku forts
Oehmigke & Riemschneider 09911 Der Krieg in China. Die Eroberung von Taku. Historische Bildtafel zum 18. Juni 1900| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1858 | Battle of Taku Forts | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1859 | Battle of Taku Forts | United States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1860 | Battle of Taku Forts | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1900 | Battle of Dagu Forts | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1900 | Battle of Beitang | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Chongqing | Type 051 destroyer, destroyer | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Taku Forts | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Kiev | aircraft cruiser, preserved watercraft, Soviet Navy, museum ship, Russian Navy | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | View of the Taku Forts, mouth of the Peiho river, North China. Attacked unsuccessfully 25th June 1859 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Chinese gun in the Taku forts | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Oehmigke & Riemschneider 09911 Der Krieg in China. Die Eroberung von Taku. Historische Bildtafel zum 18. Juni 1900 | Commons | ||
