The First Opium War was an almost unbelievably "easy" British victory for the Chinese of the time who would insist that China had almost won almost to the end of the Qing empire, for the British AFAIK, and of course for us in 2015.
So what if the Opium War was more costly? For example, the British are faced with large-scale urban warfare in Ningpo, or the British lose at Chenkiang and have to engage in bloody drawn-out campaigns to disrupt the caoyun system.
How does British policy change?
So what if the Opium War was more costly? For example, the British are faced with large-scale urban warfare in Ningpo, or the British lose at Chenkiang and have to engage in bloody drawn-out campaigns to disrupt the caoyun system.
How does British policy change?