Battle of Chuenpee

The First Battle of Chuenpi was a relatively minor naval engagement fought between British and Chinese ships at the entrance of the Humen strait (Bogue), Guangdong province, China, on 3 November 1839 near the beginning of the First Opium War. The battle began when the British frigates HMS Hyacinth and HMS Volage opened fire on Chinese ships they perceived as being hostile.

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1839  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Chuenpi
naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

HMS Volage, 

• Three Decks page^@
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Location: 22.802, 113.605, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1839 Battle of Chuenpee

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1841 Second Battle of Chuenpee

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1841 Battle of the Bogue

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1856 Battle of the Bogue

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1857-05-27T00:00:00Z

1857 Battle of Escape Creek

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Battles of Chuanbi

First Battle of Chuanbi

Volage & Hyacinth in Chuenpee

Chuenpee battle 1839

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1839	Battle of Chuenpee	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1841	Second Battle of Chuenpee	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1841	Battle of the Bogue	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Battle of the Bogue	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1857	Battle of Escape Creek	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1835	Weiyuan Fort	coastal battery, fortification	Wikidata
commons	image		Battles of Chuanbi		Commons
commons	image		First Battle of Chuanbi		Commons
commons	image		Volage & Hyacinth in Chuenpee		Commons
commons	image		Chuenpee battle 1839		Commons