Battle of the Bogue

When

23 Feb 1841 – 26 Feb 1841

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

22.80° N, 113.62° E

Description

1841 battle

Battle during the First Opium War

The Battle of the Bogue was fought between British and Chinese forces in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, China, on 23–26 February 1841 during the First Opium War. The British launched an amphibious attack at the Humen strait (Bogue), capturing the forts on the islands of Anunghoy and North Wangtong.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht am Humen gelingt es der britischen Expeditionsflotte unter Charles Elliot”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En la batalla de Humen la flota expedicionaria británica bajo el mando de Charles Elliot logra tomar el control de las fortificaciones costeras en la ruta…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• First Opium War18 Mar 1839 · War