Protet was' the "highest French authority at Shanghai with the title of Commander of the—northern Givision, flying hie flag on the frigate Forte, Tu. December of that year he sailed for Saigon to request of his superior officer, Amiral Charrier, "the supply of military means sulted to the @ignity and the service of the commander of the French naval forces the Far East 'Admiral Protet arrived back in Shanghai in February 4, 1962. 'The rst day of the Chinese ' New Year fell that year on January 30 and the Taipings had decided to attack' -the city during the holidays.
But it had been an exceptionally severe winter and a blizzard had left two and a half feot of snow on the countryside, and the Whangpoo was too wild to permit passage from one bank to the other, so these obstacles spoiled the plans The French admiral found his English colleague (Admiral Hope) agreeable to a plan to keep the Tal-pings at a distance, and they both awaited their reinforcements which were on the way. In the International Settlement three lines of defence were established, the regular troops deploying along Defence Creek (now known as Thibet Road) which was flanked at the {wo extremities block-houses at the Yang-King-pang and Soochow Creek. These last two lines were defended by the volunteers whose function was mainly concerned with containing the Chinese population in ease of panic In the French Concession the: problem was a tougher one, as it necessitated a system of defence that would provide for Tung-ka-doo and Siccawei, a very wide area. Tt would take up too much space to detail the measures taken.
During this month of February the well found and well-disciplined troops of Major-General Ward filled a great need, and it was on March 16, 1862, on the initiative of Prince Kung the title of "Ever Victorious Army" on his litle band of fighters, he himself being promoted to the rank of General.
Threat to Siccawei Happily by April 9, both the British and "French reinforcements had arrived, for the Taipings had established two mew camps, one on the right bank of the Whangpoo and the other threatening Siccawei, Admiral Hope's intelligence estimated men.
During April and May there was much fighting, the gallant French admiral insisting on the policy that the strongest defence lies in the attack, keeping the Taipings at a respeetful distance by delivering a series of hard blows with mobile columns.
Canine Stowaway Does Tricks, Wins Friends, But Should Go Home By May 8, Admiral Hope had been wounded, and the total of the British and French forces in the field was 4400, in which number is included 1,800' men. of Ward's.
On May 12, Tsingpu was taken with great slaughter and Ward is left {o hold the town, the Allies proceed-Ing up the Whangpoo to a creek facing Ming-hong.
'They arrived on, the 16th in a blinding rainstorm before Nankiao, and the next day a great heat quickly succeeds' the cold. and the rain. At half past four in the-afternoon the artillery.commence to breach the wall, but the Taipings do not reply. The signal for the assault it given, Admiral Protet marching. with the second column, his alde-de-camp being at his right, a couple of steps to the rear.
On. the morning of August 2 there was a stowaway on board the Dollar ender that went down the river to meet the President Lincoln. No one Knows how he got on board the tender nor what he did while it was tied up alongside the ship. but, on the return trip up the river, he was discovered nosing around among the large number of passengers, considerably. frightened at seeing' so many strange faces.
The dog, for he was that, was a stranger to everyone, and, his cor Feet name being "unknown, Is at present identined as "Dollar Two rifle shots "ping" froma bastion to the right, the second ball ling the admiral' instantly.
'The body' of the admiral was immediately taken to Shanghai by the aide de camp, des. Varannes, where his death created an unanimous impression of profound shock.
Lying In State The dead admiral ies in state in the chapelle ardent of the marine hospital until May 20, when the public obsequies are held and the mortal reinaing of this illustrious French commander are placed in the same mausoleum where repose the victims of January 6, 1958, Seven and a half' years later on December 10, 1870 an imposing cere-many takes place in the garden of the Hotel afunicipale when the statue of Tamiral Protet, wrought by the sculptor Barre is unveiled, 'A salute-of 30 guns is fired by the artillery of the French volunteers the covering falls, and at the con clusion of the speeches there is a salute of 21 guns, the pedestal bears this simple inscription:
"A Lamtrat Protet, aux officers, maring et soldats tues glorteusemen ovant tes "vebelies sur' ta terra. de "NaC, Herat" Photo,
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