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| rdfs:label | - Battle of Canton (March 1841)
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| rdfs:comment | - The First Battle of Canton was fought between British and Chinese forces in Canton, China, on 18 March 1841 during the First Opium War. The capture led to the hoisting of the Union Jack on the British factory in Canton. On 20 March, British Plenipotentiary Charles Elliot announced the re-opening of trade after negotiations with Chinese Imperial Commissioner Yang Fang.
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| Caption | - Map of the forts leading to Canton
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| combatant | - Qing Dynasty
- United Kingdom
*22px British East India Company
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| Place | - Canton, Qing China and Present day Guangzhou
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| abstract | - The First Battle of Canton was fought between British and Chinese forces in Canton, China, on 18 March 1841 during the First Opium War. The capture led to the hoisting of the Union Jack on the British factory in Canton. On 20 March, British Plenipotentiary Charles Elliot announced the re-opening of trade after negotiations with Chinese Imperial Commissioner Yang Fang.
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