What the records say
- When
- 21 May 1841 – 30 May 1841
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 23.11° N, 113.24° E
- Description
- May 1841 battle during the First Opium War
Battle of Canton (May 1841)
May 1841 battle during the First Opium War
The Second Battle of Canton was fought between British and Chinese forces in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong province, China, in May 1841 during the First Opium War.
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- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der zweiten Schlacht bei Kanton zerschlagen britische Truppen den organisierten Widerstand chinesischer Truppen bei Kanton nach einem gescheiterten Angriff…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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