Battle of Kowloon

When

4 Sep 1839

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

22.29° N, 114.17° E

Description

1839 first battle of the First Opium War

Naval

yes

First battle of the First Opium War

The Battle of Kowloon was a skirmish between British and Chinese vessels off the Kowloon Peninsula, China, on 4 September 1839, located in Hong Kong, although Kowloon was then part of Guangdong province. The skirmish was the first armed conflict of the First Opium War and occurred when British boats opened fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community.

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