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Honour - China 1856-60 |
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| Description |
The initial spark for the war occurred when the Chinese captured the British
cutter 'Arrow' on charges of piracy. Although the charges may have
been justified; as she was a British registered vessel her release was
demanded. Hostilities began when Canton (Guangzhou) was bombarded and captured Dec-1857. Then in May-1888 the Taku Forts were captured and a large force of British and French; troops, marines and sailors assaulted and captured Peking (Beijing). The Treaty of Tientsin was ratified 24-Oct-1860 which allowed Europeans free travel into the interior of China, freedom to preach Christianity and legalised the import of Opium
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| HM Ships | ||||
| 1856-57 | ||||
| Spartan | ||||
| 1856-59 | ||||
| Cormorant | Lee | Plover | ||
| 1856-60 | ||||
| Acorn | Actaeon | Adventure | Algerine 57-60 | Amethyst |
| Assistance | Auckland | Banterer | Barracouta | Beagle |
| Belleisle | Bittern | Bustard | Calcutta | Camilla |
| Clown | Comus | Coromandel | Cruiser | Drake |
| Elk | Encounter | Esk | Firm | Forester |
| Furious | Fury | Haughty | Hesper | Highflyer |
| Hong Kong | Hornet | Inflexible | Insolent | Janus |
| Kestrel | Leven | Nankin | Niger | Nimrod |
| Opossum | Pioneer | Pique | Racehorse | Sampson |
| Sans Pareil | Sir Charles Forbes | Slaney | Starling | Staunch |
| Surprise | Sybille | Tribune | Volcano | Watchful |
| Winchester | Woodcock | |||
| 1860 | ||||
| Bouncer | Cambrian | Centaur | Chesapeake | Cockchafer |
| Flamer | Grasshopper | Hardy | Havock | Imperieuse |
| Magicienne | Odin | Pearl | Retribution | Reynard |
| Ringdove | Roebuck | Scout | Simoom | Snake |
| Snap | Sparrowhawk | Sphinx | Urgent | Vulcan |
| Watchman | Weazel | |||
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This page last edited -
06 February, 2013.
Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated. |
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