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Siege of Canton

Great Britain · Warfare / Opium Wars, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1840Date range
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1840

James John Gordon Bremmer1840

Canton · Warfare / Opium Wars, 1st

An expeditionary force of British Indian army troops aboard 15 barracks ships, four steam-powered gunboats and 25 smaller boats reached Canton from Singapore. The marines were headed by James Bremer. Bremer demanded the Qing Government compensate the British for losses suffered from interrupted trade

Names involved

James John Gordon Bremmer

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