Chris
thanks for your interest ..I think the general impression
of the Opium Wars in their entirety was a large naval
action where the Brits blew the granny out of forts and
towns when in fact most of the action took place on land.
the Third Opium War was really "unfinished business" on
the part of the Brits from our repulse at the end of that war
at the Taku forts
in 1860 we returned with French troops against some stoic
and brave resistance form Manchu/imperial troops........
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.compic of Mancu matchlock man attached