Attack and capture of the Forts at the Entrance of the River Pei-ho, China, on the 20th May 1858. By the Allied British and French Gun Boats and Boats of the Squadron in the Gulf of Pechili

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Attack and capture of the Forts at the Entrance of the River Pei-ho, China, on the 20th May 1858. By the Allied British and French Gun Boats and Boats of the Squadron in the Gulf of Pechili

After attacking and occupying Canton, the fleet of British and French gun boats cruised north to briefly capture the Taku Forts at the entrance of the River Pei-ho, near Tianjin, China.

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Object Details

ID:	PAH8282
Collection:	Fine art
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Bedwell, Frederick le Breton; Picken, Thomas
Places:	Unlinked place
Date made:	20 May 1858
People:	Anglo-French Gun Boats
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 427 x 660 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 836 mm