Battle of Taku Forts

24 Jun 1859 – 26 Jun 1859 · 38.98° N, 117.71° E

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When: 24 Jun 1859 – 26 Jun 1859
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 38.98° N, 117.71° E
Description: 1859 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

4 sources record it

Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Taku Forts (1859)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “неудачный штурм англо-французской коалицией фортов Дагу”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “英法联军在大沽战败”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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Second Opium War8 Oct 1856 · War

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