Rear of the North Fort After Its Capture, Showing the Retreat of the Chinese Army, August 21, 1860 1860

"Rear of the North Fort After Its Capture, Showing the Retreat of the Chinese Army, August 21, 1860" is a poignant photograph by Felice Beato, taken during the Second Opium War. The image depicts the aftermath of the battle, with the captured North Fort standing starkly against a muted sky. The foreground is littered with the bodies of fallen Chinese soldiers, a stark reminder of the war's human cost. Beato, a pioneering war photographer, captured the grim reality of conflict, creating a powerful document of the Second Opium War. His work, often stark and unflinching, brought the horrors of war to the attention of a wider audience, contributing to the development of photojournalism.