The Battle of Dagukou took place on May 25th, the 9th year of Xianfeng (1June 25th, 859). Three British and French warships were sunk and three were seriously damaged. More than 420 people were killed or injured by the British and French allied forces, and Hob, commander of the British invading army, was also seriously injured. The victory of Dagukou Defence War was the first great victory of the Qing army against foreign aggression after the Opium War and the only victory of the second Opium War.
Introduction to Dagukou:
Dagu Port was a coastal fortress in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Located in Haihekou, 50 kilometers southeast of Tianjin. It is about170km from Beijing in the northwest, bordering Bohai Sea in the east, Haihe Plain in the west, and facing Tanggu across the river.
"Jiujiang Tianjin by land, seven provinces by boat", known as the gateway to Beijing and Tianjin, land and sea throat. In the second year of Yongle (1404), Judy built a city in Tianjinwei, and set up docks and cannons at Dagu Haikou. Daguxie Town Camp was established in Qing Dynasty. In the 20th year of Daoguang (1840), Naer, governor of Zhili, increased the number of guns by more than 30, with 2,500 soldiers.
In the eighth year of Xianfeng (1858), the minister of Qing Dynasty, Monk Qin Tong, stationed heavily in Jingu, supervised the defense, built Otani, built five forts, * * * installed 64 guns, arranged by the four characters of Wei, Zhen, Hai, Men and Gao, fortified 25,000 troops, and built Otani Navy, planting clumps of wooden stakes under water to guard against it.
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Historical background:
During the Second Opium War, Britain, France, the United States and Russia invaded Tianjin three times. In the eighth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1858), after the invasion of Tianjin by the British and French allied forces, the Qing court was forced to sign the Tianjin Treaty. In the ninth year of Xianfeng (1859), the invaders took the opportunity to exchange the ratification documents of Tianjin Treaty in Beijing and launched a war of aggression against China again.
On May 17th, 2009 (1June 859,1June 7), the commander of the British invading army, Herb, led 20 British ships and 2 French ships to Dagukou, pulling down four shovels to provoke. On the 20th, Proust, the British minister, and Boolean Brown, the French minister, arrived in Dagu, demanding that the Qing army remove the iron raft that blocked the river. The Qing court asked them to change the contract from Beitang to Beijing, but the British and French invaders threatened not to leave Beitang by force.
On May 25th, Herb personally led 10 warship to Dagukou, and shilling steamboat towed shovels, dragging down 10 in succession, and refused the dissuasion note from Tianjin Road. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the ship directly hit the chain guarding the battery, and then launched a bombardment on the battery.
The patriotic officers and men guarding the fort have suppressed their anger for a long time and it is difficult to stop. Battalion artillery positions were blown to pieces, and more than 20 boats were cruising around the river. * * * sank three British and French warships and severely damaged three. The British and French allied forces * * * counted more than 420 casualties, and Hob was also seriously injured.
The victory of Dagukou Defence War was the first great victory of the Qing army against foreign aggression after the Opium War and the only victory of the second Opium War.
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