The Chinese Revolution

Episode 7 - Charles Elliott's Opium War


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The British capture Chinese forts and take Guangzhou. British trade returns to southern China. Rural peasants self-organize against the British invaders. Charles Elliott is replaced by British authorities in London.


Image: "19th Century Cannon" by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is marked with CC0 1.0.


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The Chinese RevolutionBy Paul Hesse