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China: Jiangsu province: Suzhou. 'Operations against the Chinese rebels by Major...

Catalogue reference: WO 78/990/1/13

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WO 78/990/1/13
Date
1863
Description

China: Jiangsu province: Suzhou. 'Operations against the Chinese rebels by Major Gordon's forces 1863. Forwarded to the War Office by Major [Charles 'Chinese'] Gordon RE [Royal Engineers]; 'Patachow Bridge, 53 Arches 300 yards long, 28th September 1863': copy of a sketch map showing Precious Belt Bridge (Bao Dai Qiao) across the Grand Canal, with sunken junks and rebel stockades.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
China/Battles, Sieges & Warlike Operations/30 sheet 2
Former reference
MR 153 (12); WO 38/20/12
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
20 cm x 32 cm
Physical condition
MS, coloured, on tracing paper
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448275/

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