Three British warships and three hundred and…

August 1841 CE

Three British warships and three hundred and eighty marines drive the Chinese from the land bridge (known as "The Barrier") separating Macau from the Chinese mainland on August 19.

The defeat of the Qing soldiers coupled with the arrival of the Nemesis in Macau's harbor results in a wave of pro-British support in the city, and several Qing officials are driven out or killed.

Portugal remains neutral in the conflict, but after the battle is willing to allow British ships to dock in Macau, a decision that grants the British a functioning port in Southern China.

With the strategic harbors of Dinghai and Macau secured, the British begin to focus on the war on the Pearl River.

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Macau (Aomen) Macau China View →

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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston View →

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Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of View → Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Jardine, Matheson & Co. View →

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Opium War, First View → Chinese Rebellion & Reaction 1840-51 View →

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Narcotics View →

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Commerce View → Conflict View → Government View →

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