Personal Narrative of Occurrences During Lord Elgin s Second Embassy - to China, 186

Klappentext In 1860, James Bruce (1811-63), the eighth Earl of Elgin, embarked upon a second embassy to China which aimed to obtain ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin and finally conclude the Second Opium War on terms favourable to the British. Accompanying Elgin as his private secretary was the enterprising army officer Henry Brougham Loch (1827-1900). Originally published in 1869, Loch's first-hand account of the mission reflects sustained concern over Britain's strained trading relationship with China in the nineteenth century. Notwithstanding his views regarding the need for European influence to shape China's future success in government, his clearly written narrative illuminates contemporary diplomacy and the events surrounding the Convention of Peking in October 1860. Prior to this outcome, Loch had been captured, imprisoned and brutally tortured by Chinese officials. His chapters detailing this experience and his eventual release are especially noteworthy. Zusammenfassung In 1860, Henry Brougham Loch (1827–1900) accompanied the eighth Earl of Elgin on a mission to China, the aim of which was to obtain ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin. His personal observations of events, first published in 1869, include an account of his brutal imprisonment by Chinese officials. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Circumstances that led to Lord Elgin's second embassy to China; 2. Lord Elgin's departure for China; 3. Landing at Peh-tang; 4. Steps taken to obtain information of enemy's position; 5. Description of the position of the northern and Taku forts; 6. Capture of Sinho; 7. Correspondence of Lord Elgin and the governor-general of Chih-li; 8. Capture of the north Taku forts; 9. Advance to Tien-tsin; 10. March towards Pekin; 11. My prison life; 12. Our prison life; 13. Proceedings of the allied armies; 14. Surrender of the bodies; 15. Yuen-ming-yuen; 16. Signature of convention.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Henry Brougham Loch
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 27.06.2013
• EAN: 9781108061360
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06136-0
• Pages: 312
• Thèmes: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian History
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; China, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, Memoirs, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, HISTORY / Asia / China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Diplomacy, Asian History, Classic Travel Writing, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs