These actions have convinced Elliot that the…

March 1841 CE

These actions have convinced Elliot that the Chinese are preparing to fight, and following the return of the ships of the Broadway expedition to the fleet, the British attack Canton on March 18, taking the Thirteen Factories with very few casualties and raising the Union Jack above the British factory.

The city is partially occupied by the British and trade is reopened after negotiation with the Cohong merchants.

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Canton > Guangzhou Guangdong (Kwangtung) China View →

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

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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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