Second Battle of Chuenpi
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The Second Battle of Chuenpi was fought between British and Chinese forces in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong, China, on 7 January 1841 during the First Opium War. The British launched an amphibious
British forces advancing in Chuenpi
The Nemesis (right background) destroying Chinese war junks in Anson's Bay during the First Opium War, 7 January 1841 (by Edward Duncan)
Nemesis and other British boats engaging Chinese junks at Chuenpi
A 17th century cannon "captured from a Chinese War Junk" by Nemesis and now on display at Windsor Castle.
First Opium War
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The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and Qing China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chine
Second Battle of Chuenpi
…of Chuenpi (Chinese: 第二次穿鼻之戰) was fought between British and Chinese forces in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong, China, on 7 January 1841 during the First Opium War. The British launched an amphibious attack at the Humen strait (Bogue), capturing the forts on the islands of Chuenpi and Taikoktow. Subsequent…
View of Guangzhou with merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company, c. 1665
View of the European factories in Guangzhou
Chinese opium smokers