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Battle of Kowloon

Battle of Kowloon was a naval engagement fought on 4 September 1839 at Kowloon Peninsula, in what is now Hong Kong S.A.R.. It was part of First Opium War, which ran from 1839 to 1842. The recorded result: Stalemate. Recorded strength: 4 boats 1 against 3 junks; 1 fort.

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Hong Kong from Kowloon.
Hong Kong from Kowloon.. Drawn by Thomas Allom, from a sketch by Capt. Stoddart, Royal Navy. Engraved by S. Fisher., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 September 1839
WhereKowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong S.A.R.22.293N, 114.171E
OutcomeStalemate
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstQing China
Casualties and losses3 woundedand2 killed; 6 wounded
Part ofFirst Opium War1839 to 1842

Where it sits in First Opium War

Battle of Kowloon, 1839Battle of Chuenpee, 1839Capture of Chusan, 1840Battle of the Barrier, 1840Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Da'an, 1841Second Battle of Chuenpee, 1841Battle of the Bogue, 1841Battle of First Bar, 1841Battle of Whampoa, 1841Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Amoy, 1841Battle of Chinhai, 1841Battle of Ningpo, 1842Battle of Tsekee, 1842Battle of Chapoo, 1842Battle of Woosung, 1842Battle of Chinkiang, 184218391842Battle of Kowloon, 1839
18 placed engagements of First Opium War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 September 1839
PlaceKowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong S.A.R.
22.293N, 114.171E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength4 boats 13 junks; 1 fort
Casualties and losses3 wounded2 killed; 6 wounded
Commanders
  • Lai Enjue
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Battle of Kowloon is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Hong Kong S.A.R..

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871489, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kowloon, revision 1379104497, 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.