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naval engagement, nineteenth century

Second Battle of Chuenpee

Second Battle of Chuenpee was a naval engagement fought on 7 January 1841 in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of First Opium War, which ran from 1839 to 1842. The recorded result: British victory; Signing of the Convention of Chuenpi.

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Attack and capture of Chuenpee, near Canton.
Attack and capture of Chuenpee, near Canton.. Drawn by Thomas Allom, from a sketch by Lieut. White, Royal Marines. Engraved by H. Adlard., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 January 1841
WherePeople's Republic of China22.762N, 113.658E
OutcomeBritish victory; Signing of the Convention of Chuenpi
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; East India CompanyagainstQing China
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, 184218391842Second Battle of Chuenpee, 1841
18 placed engagements of First Opium War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 January 1841
PlacePeople's Republic of China
22.762N, 113.658E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength3 ships of the line; 3 frigates; 2 paddle frigates; 1 corvette; 2 sloops; 1 bomb ketch; 1,500 men; 3 guns 215 junks; 2,000 men; 2 forts
Casualties and losses38 wounded277 killed; 467 wounded; 100 captured; 11 junks destroyed; 191 guns captured; 2 forts captured
Commanders
  • Guan Tianpei
  • Qishan (official)
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1839 and 1856.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1841

Second Battle of Chuenpee is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7443080, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Chuenpi, revision 1370736031, 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.