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The Opium War's Secret Peace: How China Lost Taiwan

The Opium War's Secret Peace: How China Lost Taiwan

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 Episode 46 of The Opium Wars shifts focus from the mainland to a little-known consequence: the British seizure of Taiwan in 1841-42. Lucas and Luna explore how a single misunderstanding—a shipwreck and a massacre—led to a British punitive expedition that nearly cost China the island. We meet the Qing commander Dahong'a, whose defense of Keelung and Tamsui held off British warships for months, only to be betrayed by a false report and imperial politics. The episode also examines the fate of the Danish ship Dorothea, the role of local militias, and how Taiwan's strategic value was recognized by both sides long before the Treaty of Nanking. Why did the British ultimately withdraw? And what did the Qing learn from this near-loss? A forgotten chapter that reshaped East Asian geopolitics. #OpiumWars #Taiwan #Keelung #Tamsui #Dahonga #Dorothea #RoyalNavy #QingDynasty #DaoguangEmperor #Nerbudda #Ann #BritishEmpire #ColonialHistory #19thCentury #NavalHistory #EastAsia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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