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Pàgina 87
Several encounters took place between the two English men - of - war at last
placed on the station , and the small forts situated at Hongkong and on the
adjoining peninsula . But nothing serious happened until the 3rd of November ,
1839 ...
Several encounters took place between the two English men - of - war at last
placed on the station , and the small forts situated at Hongkong and on the
adjoining peninsula . But nothing serious happened until the 3rd of November ,
1839 ...
Pàgina 100
On the 1st of March the whole of the forts had been carried , and the English
squadron drew up off Howqua's Folly in Whampoa Reach , at the very gateway of
Canton . The day after this signal success the new English commander arrived at
...
On the 1st of March the whole of the forts had been carried , and the English
squadron drew up off Howqua's Folly in Whampoa Reach , at the very gateway of
Canton . The day after this signal success the new English commander arrived at
...
Pàgina 108
2T English troops to attack their positions . It will never be known whether they
feared the artillery more than the foreigners personally ; but certainly when the
English advanced to storm their forts , they stood to their guns with no small
degree ...
2T English troops to attack their positions . It will never be known whether they
feared the artillery more than the foreigners personally ; but certainly when the
English advanced to storm their forts , they stood to their guns with no small
degree ...
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