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