Battle of Amoy

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The Battle of Amoy was a key 1841 naval and amphibious engagement in the First Opium War in which British forces captured the strategic port of Xiamen (Amoy) from Qing China.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Amoy canonical 1
Capture of Amoy 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious operation ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Capture of Amoy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Amoy

Xiamen campaign of 1841 ⓘ
artilleryUsed coastal guns ⓘ
ship-mounted cannon ⓘ
belligerent Qing China ⓘ
linked to: China

United Kingdom ⓘ
casualties higher Qing casualties ⓘ
low British casualties ⓘ
combatant Qing imperial forces ⓘ
linked to: Qing army

Royal Navy ⓘ
commander Hugh Gough ⓘ
linked to: Sir Hugh Gough

William Parker ⓘ
conflict First Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Chinese War
countryAtTime Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty
date 1841-08-26 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Chinhai ⓘ
Capture of Ningbo ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Zhenhai
involved fortifications on Gulangyu Island ⓘ
shore batteries ⓘ
location Amoy ⓘ
Fujian Province ⓘ
linked to: Fujian

Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty

Xiamen ⓘ
navalForcesUsed sailing warships ⓘ
steam-powered warships ⓘ
objective capture of Xiamen ⓘ
seizure of Amoy as a strategic port ⓘ
outcome British occupation of Amoy ⓘ
partOf First Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Chinese War
partOfCampaign British coastal operations in southeastern China ⓘ
portType coastal port ⓘ
precededBy Capture of Chusan (1841) ⓘ
relatedTo British trade interests in China ⓘ
Treaty of Nanking ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance contributed to Qing concessions in the First Opium War ⓘ
demonstrated British naval superiority over Qing defenses ⓘ
strategicImportance control of a major coastal port in Fujian ⓘ
opening route along the Chinese coast ⓘ
territorialChange temporary British control of Xiamen ⓘ
theatre Chinese coastal waters ⓘ
typeOfEngagement amphibious landing ⓘ
naval engagement ⓘ
year 1841 ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-Chinese War → hasSignificantEvent → Battle of Amoy ⓘ
Battle of Amoy → alsoKnownAs → Capture of Amoy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Amoy