From Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister, 94 Piccadilly, 5 Nov. 1860
Scope and Contents
Appropriate commemoration to be made of the capture of the Takoo [Taku] Forts by Anglo-French forces during the 2nd China War: 'As the French Government will probably make the most of their glory it will be best that our guns should be fired upon this occasion, and probably at twelve o'clock today'.
Dates
- Creation: 5 Nov. 1860
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