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The Life of Sir Halliday Macartney, K.C.M.G. - Commander of Li Hung Chang's Trained Force in the Taeping Rebellion, Founder of the First Chinese Arsenals, for Thirty Years Councillor and Secretary to the Chinese Legation in London (Paperback)
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The Life of Sir Halliday Macartney, K.C.M.G. - Commander of Li Hung Chang's Trained Force in the Taeping Rebellion, Founder of the First Chinese Arsenals, for Thirty Years Councillor and Secretary to the Chinese Legation in London (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
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Demetrius C. Boulger (1853 1928) published several works on Asia,
including this 1908 biography of Sir Halliday Macartney (1833
1906), a military doctor turned diplomat. Boulger describes how,
interrupting his studies, Macartney served as a medical volunteer
with the Anglo-Turkish contingent in the Crimea. After completing
his medical degree Macartney joined the army and travelled to India
and China. In the early 1860s he took an active part in crushing
the Taiping Rebellion under the leadership of the young General
(then Captain) Gordon, joined the Chinese Service, and was swiftly
promoted. Macartney founded the first ever arsenal in China at
Nanking and was its director for ten years. He transferred to the
diplomatic service, and for over thirty years was a lead negotiator
in Anglo-Chinese affairs. He also organised the diplomatic
representation of China at various European courts and became a
Counsellor to the Chinese Embassy in London.
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