Title

The Taeping Rebellion in China: fortified bridge, Soo-Chow, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

The Taeping Rebellion in China: fortified bridge, Soo-Chow, 1864. Engraving from a photograph, '...illustrative of the capture of the Chinese town of Soo-Chow by the Imperialist troops, under Major Gordon; and the subsequent destruction of the Taeping or rebel leaders...Between Quinsan and Soo-Chow there is a water communication by a creek which joins the Grand Canal, and several other creeks enter into it; but the Taepings had thrown dams across the creeks, and erected mud forts and stockades upon the bank at frequent intervals, and also fortified the bridges, so that the Imperialists had to go through much labour and some fighting as they advanced'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A25_424

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34,3Mb (2,8Mb) / 19,2in x 6,9in / 5751 x 2083 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river building Asia boat boats arts country China art bridge bridges British geography color structure fortifications fortification war location century suzhou empire Britain rebellion newspapers press print concept riverbank controversy B&W controversial engraved engraving Jiangsu Colour 19th century water transport civil war black & white black and white B W white and black Jiangsu Province nineteenth century The Print Collector British Empire geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN ILN newspaper Unknown Gordon Charles George Gordon General Gordon Chinese Gordon General Taiping Rebellion Gordon Pasha 19th-century Taiping Civil War Charles George General Charles George General Charles George Gordon Gordon of Khartoum Major-General Charles George Gordon Charles Gord Soochow Kunshan Quinsan