Battle of Canton
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The First Battle of Canton was fought between British and Chinese forces in Canton, Guangdong Province, China, on 18 March 1841 during the First Opium War. The capture led to the hoisting of the Union Jack on the British factory in Canton and the resumption of trade between the British and the Chinese.
1841
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
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Location: 23.1104, 113.244, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1841 Battle of Canton
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1841 | Battle of First Bar | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1841 | Battle of Whampoa | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1841 | Battle of Canton | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1841 | Battle of Canton | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1856 | Arrow Incident | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1856 | Battle of Canton | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1856 | Capture of the French Folly Fort | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1856 | Battle of the Pearl River Forts | United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1857 | Battle of Macao Fort | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1857 | Battle of Escape Creek | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1857 | Battle of Fatshan Creek | Qing dynasty, naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1857 | Battle of Canton | battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1911 | Second Guangzhou Uprising | Qing dynasty, rebellion, Tongmenghui | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1924 | Canton Merchant Volunteers Corps Uprising | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1925 | Shakee Massacre | British Empire, Communist International, French colonial empire, armed conflict, massacre | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1927 | Guangzhou Uprising | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1927 | Battle of Guangzhou | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1929 | Second Battle of Guangzhou | battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | SMS Tsingtau | artillery boat, Tsingtau-class river gunboat | Wikidata | |
| organisation | factory | 1851 | Huangpu Wenchong shipyard | shipyard, shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company | Wikidata |
| organisation | military unit | Guangdong Fleet | naval fleet | Wikidata | |
| organisation | shipbuilding | 1954 | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company | shipbuilding, business, public company | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Tianhe Festival Walk | air-raid shelter, shopping center | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Dutch Folly Fort | folly fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | French Folly Fort | folly fort | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Canton Operations, 18 March 1841 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | March 6, 1841 Battle of Canton | Commons | ||

