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China - History - Foreign intervention, 1857-1861

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  • Taku, China: the North Fort: Chinese corpses on the day of the fort's capture by the English and French armies during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Taku, China: the North Fort: Chinese corpses following the capture of the fort by the English and French armies on August 21st 1860, during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Taku, China: South Taku Fort encampment during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1859.
  • Taku, China: the North Fort bearing raised British and French flags; Chinese corpses in the foreground; on the day of the fort's capture by the English and French armies during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
  • Taku, China: the North Fort on the day of capture from the Chinese by the English and French armies during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.
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    Taku, China: the North Fort bearing raised British and French flags; Chinese corpses in the foreground; on the day of the fort's capture by the English and French armies during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.

    Beato, Felice, 1832-1909. | Date: 1860/08/21 | Reference: 569703i
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    Taku, China: the Second North Fort interior after capture by the English and French armies during the Second China War: panoramic view: section two. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.

    Beato, Felice, 1832-1909. | Date: 1860/08/21 | Reference: 569707i
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    Taku, China: South Taku Fort encampment during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1859.

    Beato, Felice, 1832-1909. | Date: 1859/06/25 | Reference: 569935i
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    Taku, China: the Second North Fort interior after capture by the English and French armies during the Second China War: panoramic view: section one. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.

    Beato, Felice, 1832-1909. | Date: 1860/08/21 | Reference: 569706i
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    Taku, China: entrance to the North Fort on the Peiho River during the Second China War. Photograph by Felice Beato, 1860.

    Beato, Felice, 1832-1909. | Date: 1860/08/21 | Reference: 569692i
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