The British fleet arrives to Humen in…

January 1841 CE

The British fleet arrives to Humen in early January, and begins to bombard the Qing defenses at Chuenpi after a group of Chinese fire-rafts are sent drifting towards the Royal navy ships.

On January 7, 1841, the British win a decisive victory in the Second Battle of Chuenpi, destroying eleven junks of the Chinese southern fleet and capturing the Humen forts.

The victory allows the British to set up a blockade of The Bogue, a blow that forces the Qing navy to retreat upriver.

Locations
Humen, the Guangdong China View →

People
Daoguang Emperor View → Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston View → Qishan View →

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

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

Commodities
Narcotics View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Conflict View → Government View →

Regions

Subregions

Related Events

Active Filters
Group: Man, (British) crown possession of the Isle of
People: Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle
Location: Almeirim Santarem Portugal
Refine Results

No related events match the current filters.