This Day In History: 1857-12-28
2nd Opium War. 59th Regiment (later 2nd East Lancashires) is the only British Army regiment in a British and French force of 6,000 which begins operations outside the walls of Canton (now Guangzhou).
2nd Opium War. 59th Regiment (later 2nd East Lancashires) is the only British Army regiment in a British and French force of 6,000 which begins operations outside the walls of Canton (now Guangzhou).