▁his ▁army ▁retre ated ▁to ▁T ong z hou . ▁When ▁an ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁deleg ation ▁led ▁by ▁Harry ▁Smith ▁Park es ▁and ▁Henry ▁L och ▁showed ▁up ▁in ▁T ong z hou ▁for ▁peace ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Prince ▁Y i ▁and ▁other ▁Q ing ▁represent atives , ▁S eng ge ▁R in chen ▁ordered ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁be ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Be ij ing , ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁( ex cluding ▁Park es ▁and ▁L och ) ▁died ▁of ▁disease ▁or ▁tort ure . ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B ali q iao , ▁he ▁led ▁his ▁el ite ▁Mong ol ▁caval ry ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Ang lo - F rench ▁forces ▁but ▁was ▁utter ly ▁defeated ▁and ▁his ▁caval ry ▁was ▁almost ▁completely ▁w ip ed ▁out . ▁After ▁entering ▁Be ij ing , ▁Lord ▁El gin ▁( the ▁British ▁High ▁Commission er ▁to ▁China ) ▁ordered ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁troops ▁to ▁burn ▁down ▁the ▁Old ▁Summer ▁Palace ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁tort ure ▁and ▁death s ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation . ▁S eng ge ▁R in chen ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁his ▁nob ility ▁title ▁for ▁his ▁failure ▁to ▁drive ▁back ▁the ▁inv aders , ▁but ▁retained ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Imperial ▁Commission er . ▁ ▁Death ▁When ▁the ▁Q ing ▁imperial ▁court ▁received ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁N ian ▁Reb ell ion , ▁S eng ge ▁R in chen ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁lead ▁troops ▁to ▁Sh and ong , ▁Hen an ▁and ▁An