Broadway expedition

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Broadway expedition
Part of First Opium War

The Houchung fort and the Nemesis in the Broadway River
Date 13–15 March 1841
Location Broadway River, China
Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom United Kingdom Qing Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
James Scott
Strength
4 ships[1]
Casualties and losses
3 wounded 9 junks destroyed,
115 guns captured
Casualties source:[2]

The Broadway expedition was a British military expedition that explored the Broadway River, China, on 13–15 March 1841 during the First Opium War. The Broadway River (part of the present-day Pearl River) was also called the Inner Passage or Macao Passage. It served as an intricate passage from Macao to Canton.[1]

Gallery

  • Map showing the track of the Nemesis from Macao during the expedition

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bernard & Hall 1847, p. 138
  2. ↑ Bernard & Hall 1847, p. 148

References

  • Bernard, William Dallas; Hall, William Hutcheon (1847). The Nemesis in China (3rd ed.). Henry Colburn.

Coordinates: 22°47′10.72″N 113°16′18.44″E / 22.7863111°N 113.2717889°E / 22.7863111; 113.2717889

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