The fighting had subsided on May 30,…
May 1841 CE
Following the capture of Canton, the British command and the governor-general of Canton agree to a cease-fire in the region.
Under the terms of the limited peace (later widely referred to as "The Ransom of Canton"), the British are paid to withdraw beyond the Bogue forts, an action they complete by May 31.
The peace treaty is signed by Elliot without consulting the British army or Navy, an act that displeases General Gough.
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