Taku Forts, Tianjin, China - Then & Now - 1860 & 2013
I fulfilled a long held ambition earlier this month and walked the Taku Forts battlefields in China. My Great, Great Grandfather took part in the 1860 siege whilst serving with the 67th (Hampshire) Regiment. My picture shows the larger southern fort which has been incorporated into a fabulous new museum complex. The top picture taken in 1860 could be of any the four forts (note the French flag) although the similarity with my recent image is striking.
+++++++++++
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 Tianjin City (Wide-Giles: Tientsin).
(Wikipedia)
Taku Forts, Tianjin, China - Then & Now - 1860 & 2013
I fulfilled a long held ambition earlier this month and walked the Taku Forts battlefields in China. My Great, Great Grandfather took part in the 1860 siege whilst serving with the 67th (Hampshire) Regiment. My picture shows the larger southern fort which has been incorporated into a fabulous new museum complex. The top picture taken in 1860 could be of any the four forts (note the French flag) although the similarity with my recent image is striking.
+++++++++++
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 Tianjin City (Wide-Giles: Tientsin).
(Wikipedia)