Question

Sengge Rinchen led a cavalry during this conflict’s three battles at the Taku Forts in the Hǎi River estuary. A battle in this conflict at Bālǐqiáo (“BAH-leech-yao”) forced (-5[1])the Xiánfēng (“sh’yen-FUNG”) Emperor to flee and be replaced by Prince Gōng. During this conflict, twelve bronze fountainheads were looted from Hǎiyàntáng. (10[1])At this conflict’s beginning, a lorcha was seized by Míngchēn (“yeh ming-chun”) off the coast of Canton due to fears of piracy. The burning of the Old Summer Palace during this conflict led to the Self-Strengthening Movement. This conflict ended with the Treaty of Tientsin and began when (-5[1])the seizure of the HMS Arrow violated the Treaty of Nanking. For 10 points, the Tàipíng Rebellion occurred concurrently with what conflict in which Qīng (“cheeng”) China lost to a British–French alliance, the last in a series fought over a narcotic? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Second Opium War [or Dì’èrcì Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng; prompt on Opium Wars or Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)UNC B (UG)26-5
Graham Troy (DII)UNC B (UG)Maryland A (Grad)4710
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)94-5
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty B (DII)13510

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley01/27/2024Y1100%0%100%116.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%100%135.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y1100%0%100%47.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%67%125.50
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y8100%0%38%94.75
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y1100%0%100%17.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y333%0%100%135.00