Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Treaty of Tientsin
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Significant casualties on both sides
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Michael_Seymour
General_Sir_Hope_Grant |
| gptkbp:date |
June 1859
|
| gptkbp:duration |
Approximately 3 weeks
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Use of steam-powered warships
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Capture_of_Beijing
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Demonstrated_military_superiority_of_Western_powers
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_Western_imperialism_in_China
|
| gptkbp:house |
Taku_Forts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of the Taku Forts
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| gptkbp:location |
Taku_Forts
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Increased_foreign_influence_in_China
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| gptkbp:partOf |
Second Opium War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Taku Forts (1858)
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Jialing_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Pearl_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ussuri_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Amur_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Songhua_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yalu_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yellow_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liao_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yangtze_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Huai_River gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yangzi_River Second Opium War Treaty of Nanking Convention of Peking Treaty of Tientsin Battle of Dagu Forts Battle of Palikao Treaty of Aigun Siege of the Dagu Forts Battle_of_the_Taku_Forts_(1858) Capture_of_Beijing Battle_of_the_Grand_Canal Battle_of_the_Huaihai_River Battle_of_the_Taku_Forts_(1860) Battle_of_the_Zhenjiang_River Capture_of_Tianjin |
| gptkbp:result |
Chinese_defeat
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Opened_the_way_for_the_capture_of_Beijing
|
| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:British_Empire
Qing Dynasty |
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Chinese_troops
Naval bombardment Assault by land and sea |