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COMMANDER // 1807–1859

Ye Mingchen

Grand Secretary of Tiren CabinetQing dynasty4 battles1 war

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1807 – 1859

18101820183018401850Second Opium War · 1856-1860Battle of Canton — October 23, 1856 · Qing China · Second Opium WarBattle of the Bogue — November 12, 1856 · Qing China · Second Opium WarBattle of the Pearl River Forts — November 16, 1856 · Qing China · Second Opium WarBattle of Canton — December 28, 1857 · Qing China · Second Opium War

Active service 1856–1857 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 49.

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Ye Mingchen was a high-ranking Chinese official during the Qing dynasty, known for his resistance to British influence in Canton (Guangzhou) in the aftermath of the First Opium War and his role in the beginning of the Second Opium War.

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Battles (4)

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