Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh (Vol. 1&2) (eBook)

The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution

Augustus F. Lindley (Autor)

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2021
719 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
406-406649987-7 (EAN)

Infos

The book is created by the witness and participant of the Ti-Ping revolution in China and contains interesting historical facts and observations, including the author's personal observations and remarks. The Taiping Rebellion of 1850–64 was spread across southern China and ended in the death of around 20 million people. Augustus Frederick Lindley was an English officer who supported the rebels and actively fought for them. The author died at the age of 33, yet he completed and published the greatest anti-imperial work.

Autor

Augustus F. Lindley (1840 – 1873) was a British traveler, writer, Royal Navy officer in Hong Kong, and gold digger. During his stay in China, he was hired to train Taiping soldiers in British Army techniques and later documented his memories in the book of the Taiping Revolution.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.7.2021
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: 20th century history • Anti-Imperial Work • Battle of Jofoolzo • british officer • Charles George Gordon • Chinese revolution • Forty-seven Ronin • Historical Observations • Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom • Li Xiucheng • Qing Army • Rebel Supporter • Revolutionary Memoir • Shanghai • Taiping Rebellion • Tau ming chong • the last samurai • The Painted Veil • War Memories • witness account