George MacDonald Fraser · 1985 · sea

George MacDonald Fraser's 1985 novel. The caddish Flashman is swept into the Second Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion in China - from Hong Kong and Shanghai to the rebel-held Nanking and the march on Peking - blundering through battle, intrigue and the burning of the Summer Palace with his usual cowardice and luck intact.

1. 1
   Hong Kong

   The British colony where Flashman is drawn into the opium trade and the war brewing up the coast.

2. 2
   Shanghai

   The treaty port at the mouth of the Yangtze, gateway to the rebel-held interior.

3. 3
   Nanking

   The Taiping capital far up the great river, to which Flashman runs a cargo of guns.

4. 4
   Shanghai

   Back at the coast, where he joins the Anglo-French expedition mustering against Peking.

5. 5
   Taku

   The forts at the Pei-ho mouth, stormed to open the road inland to the capital.

6. 6
   Peking

   The imperial city, where the campaign ends in the sack and burning of the Summer Palace.