Second Opium War

Second Opium War

Brittany Campbell

Objectives of the War

• Legalize Opium trade• Expand trade• Open all of China to Britain• Exempting foreign Imports from Internal

Transit duties.

October 8, 1856 Arrow Incident

French Involvement

The Father Chapdelaine IncidentFatherAugust ChapdelaineFebruary 25, 1856- Beaten and died

U.S. InvolvementBattle of Pearl River FortsNovember 15, 1856

USS Portsmouth Andrew Foote

US Involvement

San Jacinto take over of the Taku Forts – Picture of the aftermath

Treaties of Tientsin

• The first part of the war ended with these four treaties. However, physical violence still continued…The Qing court agreed to the terms of the treaties, however, the Xianfeng Emperor was not interested in allowing more encroachment by the West, and continued the campaign…

French Campaign

Cousin Montauban Campaign Of 1860

British Campaign

Looting of the Yuan Ming Yuan by Anglo French forces in 1860

Convention of Peking, Oct 24, 1860

Prince Gong2 November 1860