Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 9 engagements

Guangzhou: contested ground

The ground around Guangzhou was fought over 9 times between 1841 and 1938: 8 battles and 1 campaign, in 3 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of CantonBattle of CantonBattle of CantonCapture of the French Folly FortBattle of Macao FortBattle of GuangzhouSecond Battle of GuangzhouCanton OperationBattle of CantonBattle of CantonShenzhenDongguanWuzhouZhuhaiFoshanMacauMaomingQingyuan200 km23.107N, 113.265E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Canton, 1856Capture of the French Folly Fort, 1856Battle of Macao Fort, 1857Battle of Canton, 1857Battle of Guangzhou, 1927Second Battle of Guangzhou, 1929Canton Operation, 193818411938
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1841Battle of CantonGuangzhouFirst Opium War
18 March 1841Battle of CantonGuangzhouFirst Opium War
23 October 1856Battle of CantonGuangzhouSecond Opium War
6 November 1856Capture of the French Folly FortFrench Folly FortSecond Opium War
4 January 1857Battle of Macao FortPearl RiverSecond Opium War
28 December 1857Battle of CantonGuangzhouSecond Opium War
18 December 1927Battle of GuangzhouGuangzhou
1929Second Battle of GuangzhouGuangzhou
1938Canton OperationGuangdongSecond Sino-Japanese War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.