Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Charles Elliot

Battles of Charles Elliot

British Royal Navy admiral (1801-1875)

Charles Elliot is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1839 and 1841: 2 battles and 3 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in People's Republic of China (4), Hong Kong S.A.R. (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 146 km apart end to end, 36 km between engagements on average. Most belong to First Opium War (5).

Battle of KowloonBattle of ChuenpeeSecond Battle of ChuenpeeBattle of the BogueBattle of CantonBattle of KowloonBattle of ChuenpeeSecond Battle of ChuenpeeBattle of the BogueBattle of CantonShantouWuzhouZhuhaiFoshanMacauMaomingYangjiangQingyuanJiangmenZhaoqing200 km22.702N, 113.707E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1839: 2 engagements1841: 3 engagements3 in 184118391841
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kowloon, 1839Battle of Chuenpee, 1839Second Battle of Chuenpee, 1841Battle of the Bogue, 1841Battle of Canton, 184118391841
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
4 September 1839Battle of KowloonKowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong S.A.R.Stalemate
3 November 1839Battle of ChuenpeeChina81 km NWBritish victory
7 January 1841Second Battle of ChuenpeePeople's Republic of China7 km SEBritish victory; Signing of the Convention of Chuenpi
23 February 1841Battle of the BogueChina6 km NWBritish victory
18 March 1841Battle of CantonGuangzhou, China52 km NWBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, "courtesy of the office of the Prime Minister, Trinidad.", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.