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- The Battle of the Barrier Forts (also known as the Battle of the Pearl River Forts) was fought between American and Chinese forces in the Pearl River...10 KB (1,085 words) - 21:42, 15 October 2023
- abandoning the strict American policy of neutrality that had been adopted in the Second Opium War after the Battle of the Barrier Forts. The use of the word...12 KB (1,335 words) - 15:44, 14 July 2024
- William Whedbee Kirkland (category People of North Carolina in the American Civil War)the Battle of the Barrier Forts. He resigned his commission in 1860. When the Civil War broke out, Kirkland was initially appointed a captain in the Confederate...7 KB (632 words) - 06:42, 17 June 2022
- at the Taku Forts (also called Peiho Forts) near Tanggu District (Wade-Giles: Pei Tang-Ho), approximately 60 kilometers (36 mi.) southeast of the city...11 KB (1,260 words) - 05:46, 31 July 2024
- Second Opium War (redirect from Looting of the Summer Palace)release the other three.[citation needed] On 23 October, the British destroyed four barrier forts. On 25 October, a demand was made that the British be...48 KB (5,446 words) - 13:52, 12 August 2024
- The Second Battle of Taku Forts (Chinese: 第二次大沽口之戰) was a failed Anglo-French attempt to seize the Taku Forts along the Hai River in Tianjin, China, in...10 KB (1,215 words) - 05:42, 31 July 2024
- The Battle of the Barrier (Chinese: 澳門之戰) was fought between British and Chinese forces at the boundary separating Macao from the Chinese mainland on...8 KB (778 words) - 05:04, 31 July 2024
- of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the American...246 KB (77 words) - 04:03, 22 August 2024
- Ersha Island (category Islands of the Pearl River (China))the Expedition to Canton in April 1847, the British captured 49 guns on Napier's Fort. It later became one of four forts known as the Barrier Forts,...5 KB (548 words) - 00:04, 18 October 2023
- assisting the barrier. The Balochistan portion of the border is marked with roughly 600 forts [1]. The barrier and other measures are designed to impede the Afghan...19 KB (1,708 words) - 22:34, 17 March 2024
- During the Second Opium War, American and Qing forces briefly clashed in November 1856 at the Battle of the Barrier Forts, the first instance of military...60 KB (7,424 words) - 09:09, 14 August 2024
- 1856 in China (category Years of the 19th century in China)Battle of Canton (1856) Capture of the French Folly Fort Battle of the Bogue (1856) November — Battle of the Barrier Forts Taiping Rebellion Battle of...3 KB (308 words) - 17:55, 4 July 2023
- Hudson River Chains (redirect from The Great Chain)Highlands Department of the Continental Army. The first chain was destroyed by British forces in the aftermath of the Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery...16 KB (1,851 words) - 22:44, 23 August 2024
- The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres...119 KB (11,647 words) - 07:21, 14 August 2024
- ending the battle. With no navy to support them, the three forts also surrendered within days. Complete control of lower Mobile Bay thus passed to the Union...49 KB (6,736 words) - 11:00, 20 August 2024
- The battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans in the American Civil War. The two...45 KB (6,186 words) - 12:28, 20 August 2024
- The Indian barrier state was a British proposal to establish a Native American buffer state in the portion of the Great Lakes region of North America...16 KB (2,044 words) - 18:21, 13 June 2024
- The Battle of Halen (German: Gefecht bei Halen), also known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets (Dutch: Slag der Zilveren Helmen; French: Bataille des...23 KB (2,978 words) - 15:13, 23 August 2024
- down the stonework buildings. The battle was strategically barren for the British, however. Their campaign against the forts caused delays in reinforcing...10 KB (1,075 words) - 14:49, 23 September 2023
- The 10-second barrier is the physical and psychological barrier of completing the 100 metres sprint in under ten seconds. The achievement is traditionally...85 KB (3,589 words) - 14:47, 16 August 2024
- A treasury of war poetry, British and American poems of the world war, 1914-1919/The Battle of Liègetreasury of war poetry, British and American poems of the world war, 1914-1919 — The Battle of LiègeDana Burnet THE BATTLE OF LIÈGE NOW spake the Emperor
- and forts, the troops were led against the fort of Munj...The King, on his return, ordered a magnificent mosque to be built of marble and granite, of such
- June 10. The Dutch fleet quickly captured the English forts, and defeated the English ships guarding the Medway. On June 13, the whole of the Thames side