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As the Allies plan a major offensive, the French assemble convoys of ships. These include warships destined for China via Spain, and transports freighting cannons from Toulon.




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MIT Visualizing Cultures MIT Visualizing Cultures MIT Visualizing CulturesLeft, translated from French:
“Reception of Officers of the French Expedition in China Inside a House in Sainte-Croix de Tenerife. (From a drawing by Mr. A. T., officer
of the Imperial Navy.)”
… The first evening of our arrival, we went naturally to the theater, which was quite well stocked with some young and pretty Creoles who looked at us curiously … their parents struck up a conversation with some officers and asked them for information on the expedition to China. … I deeply regretted that I had only one day [in Tenerife] to complete my observations. (L'illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, February 4, 1860, p. 69)
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Left, translated from French:
“Boarding at Toulon, on the Transport the Weser, Disassembled cannons, Intended for the China Expedition. — From a Sketch Sent by Mr. Cecco.”

L'illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, March 3, 1860 (p. 133)

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