17 Jun 1900 Jahr - At 3:25pm, the ships from the Eight-Nation
Alliance start bombardment of the Taku Forts
in China and begin an invasion
Beschreibung:
An ultimatum, sent the night before, had expired at 2:00. Ninety minutes into the battle, ammunition magazines inside the forts were destroyed and the defenders surrendered the next day.
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