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Pillage

By Robert Casanovas
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By Robert Casanovas
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This historical novel, inspired by true events, retraces the Franco-British expedition of 1860 to China and the pillage of Beijing's Summer Palace. After military victories at Dagu and Palikao, the allied armies discover the Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan), an imperial residence containing millennia-old treasures. Faced with these riches, discipline collapses: for three days, soldiers systematically plunder porcelains, jades, and bronzes. The British then set fire to the palace. Shipped to Fra...