Tag: opium wars

First Opium War – Conflagration and Surrender – Extra History – #4




The Chinese attempt to retake Canton by force failed. New British commanders took charge and would accept nothing less than total Chinese capitulation.


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First Opium War – Trade Deficits and the Macartney Embassy – Extra History – #1




The British Empire’s grasp on the Americas was slipping right at the time when they needed those resources most. The massive amounts of tea they imported …


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First Opium War – The Righteous Minister – Extra History – #2




Opium was illegal in China, but that didn’t stop the East India Company from manufacturing it for the black market. The Chinese emperor appointed an official, …


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First Opium War – Gunboat Diplomacy – Extra History – #3




The British set up a blockade outside Canton, but one of their own private merchant ships tried to run through it. When the Chinese came to its defense, war …


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