Corporal Wotherspoon 1858 The Screen Wall facing the front of the Temple occupied by the 70th Bengal Native Infantry in the aftermath of the Battle of Canton
Photograph of the screen wall facing the front of the temple occupied by the 70th Bengal Native Infantry in the aftermath of the Battle of Canton. The long screen depicts three Chinese dragons. There are Chinese characters written to the left. There is heavy ornamentation on the top of the wall and debris including piles of wood on the ground below.
This is one of a series of photographs taken in the aftermath of the Battle of Canton. British and French soldiers captured the city of Canton at the start of January 1858 with relative ease. This victory was a contributing factor in the Chinese signing the Treaty of Tientsin, ending the Second Opium War.
