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Extra History: First Opium War

18x03 First Opium War - Gunboat Diplomacy

  • 2016-07-02T15:00:00Z on YouTube
  • 10m
  • United States
  • English
  • Animation, Documentary, History
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 began in earnest. Since the British had far superior firepower, they easily conquered Chuenpee and Chusan. Elliot and the Emperor's new envoy, Qishan, soon sought a treaty and agreed on generous terms... which their overseers harshly rejected.
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