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Did you know... that the Battle of Palikao was a victory for the British and French forces during the Second Opium War which enabled them to take Beijing and defeat the Qing Empire?

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Change name?[edit]

It sounds more like the Massacre of Palikao — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.225.1.65 (talk) 09:36, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]