the history of Dagukou Emplacement

    In the second Opium War, General Shi Rongchun with his troops resisted British invaders vehemently at the emplacements, and the battle was reputed as “the First Dagukou Defense War” in the history. In 1900, General Luo Rongguang, together with his defending troops and Yihetuan(corps of Righteousness and Harmony), fought bravely against aggressors of eight united foreign countries and eventually sacrificed for his country.