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The Second Battle of Taku Forts, in June 1859, was an Anglo-French attack on a series of Chinese forts protecting Taku, China during the Second Opium War. A chartered American steamship arrived on scene and assisted the French and British in their attempted suppression of the Taku Forts.

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  • The Second Battle of Taku Forts, in June 1859, was an Anglo-French attack on a series of Chinese forts protecting Taku, China during the Second Opium War. A chartered American steamship arrived on scene and assisted the French and British in their attempted suppression of the Taku Forts.
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  • Second Battle of Taku Forts
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causalties
  • 1 killed
  • French:
  • American:
  • British:
  • 1 wounded
  • 81 killed
  • 23 wounded
  • 12 killed
  • 1 launch damaged
  • 3 gunboats grounded
  • 3 gunboats sunk
  • 345 wounded
combatant
  • Qing China
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place of military conflict
result
  • Chinese victory
strength
  • 4,000
  • Land:
  • Sea:
  • 11gunboats
  • 4steamers
  • 60artillery pieces
  • 6forts
  • ~1,160
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