This Day In History: 1857-12-18
2nd Opium War. 429 troops of the 59th Regiment (later 2nd East Lancashires) embark at Hong Kong on the appropriately-named ‘Lancashire Witch’ for passage up the Pearl River to Canton (now Guangzhou).
2nd Opium War. 429 troops of the 59th Regiment (later 2nd East Lancashires) embark at Hong Kong on the appropriately-named ‘Lancashire Witch’ for passage up the Pearl River to Canton (now Guangzhou).