Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Canton in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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
Forwards a vote of censure in the Government for Bowrings bombardment of Canton
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Canton. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
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