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The Six-Day War of 1899
Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism
Patrick Hase
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- Published: 2008
- Subject Listing: Asian Studies, Military History
- Bibliographic information: 304 pp., 15 photos, 6 maps, 6 x 9 in.
- Territorial rights: North American rights only
- Distributed for: Hong Kong University Press
- Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series
- Contents
In 1899, a year after the Convention of Peking leased the New Territories to Britain, the British moved to establish control. This triggered resistance by some of the population of the New Territories and six days of fighting produced heavy Chinese casualties. This truly forgotten war has been thoroughly researched for the first time and recounted in lively style by Patrick Hase, an expert on the people and history of the New Territories.
After a brief discussion of British Imperialism in the 1890s and British military theory of that period on small wars, the heart of the book is a day-by-day account of the fighting and of the differences of opinion between the Governor of Hong Kong (Blake) and the Colonial Secretary (Lockhart) as to how the war should be fought.
"The Six Day War is an important book for scholars who are interested in colonialism - and not just the Hong Kong variety. Hase explores the 'hidden' history of Britain's occupation and subsequent pacification of a rural Chinese district. This is a riveting account of a colonial encounter.'"- James L. Watson, Fairbank Professor of Chinese Society, Harvard University.
Patrick Hase is a local historian and long-time resident of Hong Kong.
Contents
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. 1899: Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism
2. Riots, Disturbances, Insurrection, and War: Armed Opposition to the Imperial Ideal
3. July 1898-March 1899: The Road to War
4. April 1899: The War
5. Blake and Lockhart: Conflicts and Casualties
6. The Campaign: An Assessment
7. The Villagers: Leaders and Led
8. The Aftermath of the War
Appendices
Appendix 1. Proclamation of the Governor, 7-9 April 1899
Appendix 2. The Speech by the Governor, Sir Henry Blake, to the elders of the villages of the Kowloon area, on 17 April 1899
Appendix 3. Report on the Fighting 15-18 April: Capt. Berger, as taken from Stewart Lockhart's Diary
Appendix 4. Report on Operations: C. S. Simmonds, Capt. Royal Artillery
Appendix 5. The Spirit Tablet Inscription in the Tin Hau Temple, Tai Shue Ha
Appendix 6. The Six-Day War and Kam Tin
Appendix 7. The Biography of Man Tsam-chuen
Appendix 8. The Biography of Ng Shing-chi
Notes
Index
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. 1899: Hong Kong in the Age of Imperialism
2. Riots, Disturbances, Insurrection, and War: Armed Opposition to the Imperial Ideal
3. July 1898-March 1899: The Road to War
4. April 1899: The War
5. Blake and Lockhart: Conflicts and Casualties
6. The Campaign: An Assessment
7. The Villagers: Leaders and Led
8. The Aftermath of the War
Appendices
Appendix 1. Proclamation of the Governor, 7-9 April 1899
Appendix 2. The Speech by the Governor, Sir Henry Blake, to the elders of the villages of the Kowloon area, on 17 April 1899
Appendix 3. Report on the Fighting 15-18 April: Capt. Berger, as taken from Stewart Lockhart's Diary
Appendix 4. Report on Operations: C. S. Simmonds, Capt. Royal Artillery
Appendix 5. The Spirit Tablet Inscription in the Tin Hau Temple, Tai Shue Ha
Appendix 6. The Six-Day War and Kam Tin
Appendix 7. The Biography of Man Tsam-chuen
Appendix 8. The Biography of Ng Shing-chi
Notes
Index
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