Image: The Staked Barrier, Canton River
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Description: The steamers Pluto and Corsair attacking the batteries inside the staked barrier, or Second Pass of the Canton River, that protected the river above Whampoa Island on 3 April 1847. In the foreground, several Chinese boats watch the fight.
Title: The Staked Barrier, Canton River
Credit: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/139087.html Originally from: Operations in the Canton River in April 1847. London: Henry Graves. 1848.
Author: Lt. Martin, 42nd Madras Native Infantry
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