Six Day War of 1899

The bloodiest page of British colonial rule in Hong Kong was completely lost in official and public memory in 1899, when the British entered the New Territories to take over this place one year after China and the United Kingdom signed the ' Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory ' to lease the New Territories to Britain.This triggered a revolt in the New Territories, followed by a six-day war in which the Chinese were killed and wounded in this massacre.Dr. Patrick H. Hase, an expert on the history of New Territories, studied the completely forgotten war for the first time and told the story in a vivid way.The main contents of this Book was told on a daily basis, which narrates the passage of the war. It reveals that the Governor of Hong Kong , Sir Henry Arthur BLAKE had different opinions on the tactics with Colonial Secretary James Stewart Lockhart.Using his profound knowledge of New Territories history, the author describes in detail the rural leaders and ordinary people who participated in the war.This Book presents a new estimate on the number of people killed in the war. It is not the 'small number of casualties' as described in the general history books, but that nearly 500 villagers were killed. The author also discusses the reasons why most British figures underestimate the number of deaths and injuriesThis book is not only suitable for historians studying Hong Kong and China, and also suitable for the historians studying the British Empire and the British Army, as well as general readers who are fond of the military history, imperial history and Hong Kong history.This Book is meticulous and profound in its research, which can be called as the exemplary. It analyzes and vividly restores events, offers new insights into the character of the main participator and the intensity of death and injury, and overturns the old ideas.-Hugh Baker (Emeritus Chinese Professor of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) The book of Patrick H. Hase is a specific and meticulous study with unique understanding, which reveals the imperialist misdeeds that are closely guarded as a secret - Britain's acquisition of Hong Kong's New Territories. This book is the authoritative account on this history at present and in future.- Nigel Collett (the author of The Butcher of Amritsar)