History glossary
Dagu forts
fortifications guarding the river approach to Tianjin.
- Category
- Qing China and imperial conflict
- Region
- China
- Date range
- 1856–1861
What it means
The forts were fought over in 1858, 1859 and 1860. Qing forces repulsed the 1859 attack before a larger allied campaign took them in 1860.
Stories using this term
The Opium Wars
From the Canton System to the fall of Beijing, the Opium Wars turned illegal trade, imperial power and Qing weakness into a new unequal treaty order.
The Second Opium War
A disputed boat seizure at Canton leads to Anglo-French invasion, expanded treaty privileges and the destruction of the Old Summer Palace.
