Opium Wars The Destruction of the Bogue Forts

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Opium Wars The Destruction of the Bogue Forts

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna pick up the thread of the First Opium War after the initial skirmishes at Chuenpi and focus on the British assault on the Bogue Forts at Humen in February 1841. They discuss the strategic importance of the Bogue — the narrow entrance to the Pearl River — and the brutal effectiveness of the British bombardment, which used new Paixhans guns that fired explosive shells. The battle saw the death of Chinese admiral Guan Tianpei, who refused to retreat. Lucas explains why the fall of the Bogue Forts broke the last real barrier to Canton and forced the Daoguang Emperor to consider peace, while also touching on the technological disparity and Chinese defensive failures that have often been overlooked in Western accounts. The episode also explores the aftermath — how the British bombarded Canton but then withdrew under the Convention of Chuenpi, which both sides would soon repudiate, setting the stage for a larger war. #OpiumWars #BogueForts #Humen #GuanTianpei #PaixhansGun #BritishNavy #Canton #PearlRiver #DaoguangEmperor #Chuenpi #FirstOpiumWar #19thCentury #MilitaryHistory #ChinaHistory #ExplosiveShells #NavalWarfare #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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