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Description: | The civil war in China (1850-64), also named as the Taiping Rebellion, erupted northward from Guangxi to the Yangtze. During the height of the uprising, French and British forces chose to aid the Qing government to fight with the Taipings. This image shows the bombardment of the East Gate of Ningpo by guns from HMS Encounter and Sphinx.
Box Title: Recent Acquisitions.
caption: Collection of seven wash drawings of the China War 1858. 7. The Civil War in China: Expedition of Imperialists, headed by British Officers to Fungwha. Bombardment of the East Gate by field pieces of HMS Encounter and Sphinx | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | drawings Chinese Imperialists | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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