The Second Opium War (8 Okt 1856 Jahr – 24 Okt 1860 Jahr)

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The Second Opium War is also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war pitting the British Empire and the French Empire against the Qing dynasty of China that lasted from 1856 to 1860. It was the second major war in the Opium Wars, fought over issues relating to the exportation of opium to China, and resulted in a second defeat for the Qing dynasty. The agreements of the Convention of Peking led to the ceding of the Kowloon Peninsula as part of Hong Kong.

8 October 1856 – 24 October 1860 (4 years, 2 weeks, 2 days)

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