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January 6, 1855, the French Army helped the Qing Army to attack the walled city of Shanghai controlled by Small Sword Society. In the beginning the joint army was defeated, but more than a month later, the Small Sword Society was eventually destroyed due to their limited resources. Small Sword Society was a secretary society revolving during the Taiping Rebellion. Once it controlled Shanghai and the adjacent area. Because they guaranteed the safety of the concessions, for a while the foreign powers supported it. For details you may refer to our research finding: Wang Erh-min, "A Map of the 1854 Shanghai "Battle of Muddy Flat".
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