 The oilier three forts, farther up the river, commanded by Admiral Kwan, Rear-Admiral Li and Captain Ma respectively, had only a few hundred men in them, who could do nothing but regard each other with weeping eyes. Admiral Kwan sent Li to Canton...  Chinese Account of the Opium War - Trang 25bởi Edward Harper Parker, Yuan Wei - 1888 - 82 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Ernest John Eitel - 1895 - 624 trang
...morn of these were blown up by exploded mines, bnt the rest, far ont-numbering the garrison of 000 men, came swarming up notwithstanding. Two or three hundred more were killed by onr gingalls, bnt at last onr powder was exhansted, and the steam-boats got ronnd the forts and burned... | |
 | Ernest John Eitel - 1895 - 616 trang
...blown up by exploded mines, but the rest, far out-numbering the garrison of GOO men, came sivarming up notwithstanding. Two or three hundred more were...gingalls, but at last our powder was exhausted, and the steam-boats got round the forts and burned our fleet. The other three forts, farther up the river,... | |
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