Atlas of Battles

war, 18 engagements

Battles of First Opium War

The atlas places 18 engagements of First Opium War (1839 to 1842): 15 battles and 3 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in China (16), Hong Kong S.A.R. (1), Taiwan (1).

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Battle of KowloonBattle of the BarrierBattle of Da'anSecond Battle of ChuenpeeBattle of the BogueBattle of First BarBattle of WhampoaBattle of AmoyBattle of NingpoBattle of TsekeeBattle of ChapooBattle of ChinkiangBattle of ChuenpeeCapture of ChusanBattle of CantonBattle of CantonBattle of ChinhaiBattle of WoosungBattle of ChuenpeeCapture of ChusanBattle of CantonBattle of CantonBattle of ChinhaiBattle of WoosungTaipeiWuhanChongqingNanjingGuiyangFuzhouChangshaNanchangNanningKaohsiung1000 km27.201N, 117.675E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1839: 2 engagements1840: 2 engagements1841: 9 engagements9 in 18411842: 5 engagements18391842
18 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Kowloon, 1839Battle of Chuenpee, 1839Capture of Chusan, 1840Battle of the Barrier, 1840Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Da'an, 1841Second Battle of Chuenpee, 1841Battle of the Bogue, 1841Battle of First Bar, 1841Battle of Whampoa, 1841Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Amoy, 1841Battle of Chinhai, 1841Battle of Ningpo, 1842Battle of Tsekee, 1842Battle of Chapoo, 1842Battle of Woosung, 1842Battle of Chinkiang, 184218391842
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
4 September 1839Battle of KowloonKowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong S.A.R.Stalemate
3 November 1839Battle of ChuenpeeChinaBritish victory
6 July 1840Capture of ChusanZhoushan Island, ChinaBritish victory
19 August 1840Battle of the BarrierPortuguese Macau, People's Republic of ChinaBritish victory
1841Battle of CantonGuangzhou, People's Republic of ChinaBritish victory
1841Battle of Da'anDa'an District, Taiwan
7 January 1841Second Battle of ChuenpeePeople's Republic of ChinaBritish victory; Signing of the Convention of Chuenpi
23 February 1841Battle of the BogueChinaBritish victory
27 February 1841Battle of First BarPearl River, ChinaBritish victory
2 March 1841Battle of WhampoaPazhou Subdistrict, ChinaBritish victory
18 March 1841Battle of CantonGuangzhou, ChinaBritish victory
26 August 1841Battle of AmoyXiamen, People's Republic of ChinaBritish victory
10 October 1841Battle of ChinhaiZhenhai District, ChinaBritish victory
10 March 1842Battle of NingpoNingbo, People's Republic of ChinaBritish victory
15 March 1842Battle of TsekeeCixi City, ChinaBritish victory
18 May 1842Battle of ChapooZhapu Town, People's Republic of ChinaBritish victory
16 June 1842Battle of WoosungHuangpu River, ChinaBritish victory
21 July 1842Battle of ChinkiangZhenjiang, People's Republic of ChinaBritish victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within First Opium War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.