What the records say
- When
- 26 Aug 1841
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 24.45° N, 118.06° E
- Description
- 1841 battle of the First Opium War
Battle of Amoy
1841 battle of the First Opium War
The Battle of Amoy was fought between British and Qing forces at Amoy on Xiamen Island, Fujian, in the Qing Empire on 26 August 1841 during the First Opium War. The British captured the forts at Xiamen and on nearby Gulangyu Island.
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