Broadway expedition
Broadway expedition | |||||||
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Part of First Opium War | |||||||
The Houchung fort and the Nemesis in the Broadway River | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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
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Map showing the track of the Nemesis from Macao during the expedition
Notes
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