Title

The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition..., 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The War with China - Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue Forts, sketched after their demolition by the "Nankin" and the "Calcutta", 1857. Second Opium War - fort destroyed by Royal Navy ships. 'These forts, generally known as the Bocca Tigris, or Bogues, were destroyed in detail, with scarcely any loss on our side - one man or boy killed and three wounded. On the side of the Chinese there was considerable loss, the Mandarins having taken the precaution to remove all the boats from the Wang Tong Island forts, so that when our boats' crews landed the Chinamen had to swim for it. Many of the drowning wretches were picked up by our boats'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A76_250

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NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21,9Mb (1,5Mb) / 12,9in x 6,6in / 3866 x 1979 (300dpi)

Keywords

river building destruction fort China British geography color defence strait fortifications fortification war century Colonial empire unknown Britain newspapers press concept Navy B&W canton warfare engraved engraving Colour naval warfare 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black Guangzhou Pearl River nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector British Empire colonialism geographical feature Illustrated London News imperialism Opium Wars TGN wood engraving ILN newspaper landscape the unknown Unknown Bocca Tigris Second Opium War 19th-century Bogue Humen