Today's installment concludes Opium War of 1840,our selection from Short History of China by Demetrius Charles Boulger published in 1893.If you

The expedition proceeded northward for the Great River, and it was found necessary to attack Woosung, the port of Shanghai, en route.Continuing

The victory at Ching-hai was followed by the unopposed occupation of the important city of Ningpo.Continuing Opium War of 1840,our selection from

The terms the Chinese had agreed to in a few hours were that the commissioners and all the troops should retire sixty miles from Canton, and that six

The Chinese were busily employed in completing their warlike preparations, which at the same time they kept as secret as possible, in the hope of

So long as Taoukwang and his ministers held the opinions which they did not hesitate to express, a friendly intercourse was impossible.Continuing