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Assault on Mission Station

When
August 22–23, 1868
Where
Yangzhou
Part of
Yangzhou riot against the China Inland Mission

An angry crowd of Chinese, estimated at eight to ten thousand, assaulted the premises of the British China Inland Mission in Yangzhou by looting, burning, and attacking the missionaries.

The riot resulted in an angry crowd of Chinese estimated at eight to ten thousand who assaulted the premises of the British China Inland Mission in Yangzhou by looting, burning, and attacking the missionaries led by Hudson Taylor.

Sources

  1. Yangzhou riot Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-31

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