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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The lucrative trade between China and Britain in the 19th century comprised mainly tea and opium. Opium addiction became such a problem that the Qing Dynasty tried to prevent the import. They closed the waterway up to Canton and seized over 1 million kilograms of opium requiring merchants to enter into a bond not to deal in the drug. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FzPZcyAGzT0C&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Captain+Charles+Elliot,+R.N.,+Chief+Superintendent+of+British+Trade+in+China&source=bl&ots=7FspVCNamQ&sig=8DyezNem9h7hDcZkIiTjhCwyQcs&hl=en&ei=7NzeSr3RK4me4QahlLUS&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Captain%20Charles%20Elliot%2C%20R.N.%2C%20Chief%20Superintendent%20of%20British%20Trade%20in%20China&f=false Captain Charles Elliot RN], Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China tried to negotiate with the Chinese but was continually rebuffed. There were naval confrontations on the Pearl River and Britain sent an expeditionary force from [[Singapore]]. The Bogue Forts at the mouth of the river and subsequently Canton were captured. The Chinese were also defeated at the mouth of the Yangtse River and Shanghai was occupied. The war ended in August 1842 with the Treaty of Nanking which opened five treaty ports to trade, ceded Hong Kong and granted an indemnity to Britain. | The lucrative trade between China and Britain in the 19th century comprised mainly tea and opium. Opium addiction became such a problem that the Qing Dynasty tried to prevent the import. They closed the waterway up to Canton and seized over 1 million kilograms of opium requiring merchants to enter into a bond not to deal in the drug. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FzPZcyAGzT0C&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Captain+Charles+Elliot,+R.N.,+Chief+Superintendent+of+British+Trade+in+China&source=bl&ots=7FspVCNamQ&sig=8DyezNem9h7hDcZkIiTjhCwyQcs&hl=en&ei=7NzeSr3RK4me4QahlLUS&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Captain%20Charles%20Elliot%2C%20R.N.%2C%20Chief%20Superintendent%20of%20British%20Trade%20in%20China&f=false Captain Charles Elliot RN], Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, tried to negotiate with the Chinese but was continually rebuffed. There were naval confrontations on the Pearl River and Britain sent an expeditionary force from [[Singapore]]. The Bogue Forts at the mouth of the river and subsequently Canton were captured. The Chinese were also defeated at the mouth of the Yangtse River and Shanghai was occupied. The war ended in August 1842 with the Treaty of Nanking which opened five treaty ports to trade, ceded Hong Kong and granted an indemnity to Britain. | ||
== Expeditionary Force == | == Expeditionary Force == | ||
'''Naval Squadron''' | '''Naval Squadron''' | ||
*Royal Navy Warships | *Royal Navy Warships | ||
:HMS Wellesley | :[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2290 HMS Wellesley] | ||
:HMS Alligator | :[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1049 HMS Alligator] | ||
:HMS Conway | :[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1272 HMS Conway] | ||
:HMS Larne | :[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1693 HMS Larne] | ||
:HMS Algerine | :[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2329 HMS Algerine] | ||
:HMS Rattlesnake<br> | :[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1952 HMS Rattlesnake]<br> | ||
*HEIC Steamers | *HEIC Steamers | ||
:Atalanta | :Atalanta | ||
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*26 transports and store ships<br> | *26 transports and store ships<br> | ||
'''Ground forces''' | '''Ground forces''' | ||
*HM 18th Regiment | *[[18th Regiment of Foot|HM 18th Regiment]] | ||
*HM 26th Regiment | *[[26th Regiment of Foot|HM 26th Regiment]] | ||
*HM 49th Regiment | *[[49th Regiment of Foot|HM 49th Regiment]] | ||
*Royal Artillery | *[[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*Engineers | *Engineers | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 21 October 2009
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| 1839-42 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| East India Company | China |
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Also known as the 1st Opium War and the 1st Anglo-Chinese War.
Summary
The lucrative trade between China and Britain in the 19th century comprised mainly tea and opium. Opium addiction became such a problem that the Qing Dynasty tried to prevent the import. They closed the waterway up to Canton and seized over 1 million kilograms of opium requiring merchants to enter into a bond not to deal in the drug. Captain Charles Elliot RN, Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, tried to negotiate with the Chinese but was continually rebuffed. There were naval confrontations on the Pearl River and Britain sent an expeditionary force from Singapore. The Bogue Forts at the mouth of the river and subsequently Canton were captured. The Chinese were also defeated at the mouth of the Yangtse River and Shanghai was occupied. The war ended in August 1842 with the Treaty of Nanking which opened five treaty ports to trade, ceded Hong Kong and granted an indemnity to Britain.
Expeditionary Force
Naval Squadron
- Royal Navy Warships
- HEIC Steamers
- Atalanta
- Madagascar
- 26 transports and store ships
Ground forces
FIBIS resources
- China Campaign, 1842 (Madras Artillery & Staff only) - Medal roll transcription listing 495 recipients of the medal
External Links
Opium Wars Heritage History
Opium Wars Wikipedia
1st Opium War 1839-42 Wikipedia
W.L.Clowes on the Ist Anglo-Chinese War www.pdavis.nl
Chronology Google Books
Royal Navy and HEIC vessels engaged in operations www.pdavis.nl