battle, nineteenth century
Battle of First Bar
Battle of First Bar was a battle fought on 27 February 1841 at Pearl River, in what is now China. It was part of First Opium War, which ran from 1839 to 1842. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 2 steamers; 4 corvettes; 1 bomb ketch against 2,000+ troops; 40+ junks; 1 East Indiaman.
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Record
| Date | 27 February 1841 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Pearl River, China 23.075N, 113.479E | |
| Part of | First Opium War (1839 to 1842) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | British victory | |
| Belligerents | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; British East India Company | Qing China |
| Commanders | Gordon Bremer; Thomas Herbert | Hsiang-fu; Yung-fu |
| Strength | 2 steamers; 4 corvettes; 1 bomb ketch | 2,000+ troops; 40+ junks; 1 East Indiaman |
| Casualties and losses | 1 died (due to an accident); 8 wounded | 300 killed; 98 guns captured; 1 East Indiaman destroyed |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Escape Creek 1857, 6.0 km
- Battle of Whampoa 1841, 8.7 km
- Battle of the Pearl River Forts 1856, 11 km
- Capture of the French Folly Fort 1856, 21 km
- Battle of Guangzhou 1927, 22 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Bogue 23 February 1841
- After: Battle of Whampoa 2 March 1841
- All 17 engagements of First Opium War
Elsewhere in 1841
- Battle of Ingavi Bolivia
- Battle of Jellalabad Afghanistan
- Battle of Famaillá Argentina
- Capture of Chusan China
- Battle of Rodeo del Medio Argentina
Battle of First Bar is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 183 in present-day People's Republic of China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871017, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of First Bar, revision 1370440741, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.