Battle of the Pearl River Forts

The Battle of the Barrier Forts was fought between American and Chinese forces in the Pearl River, Guangdong, China in November 1856 during the Second Opium War. The United States Navy launched an amphibious assault against a series of four forts known as the Barrier Forts near the city of Canton. It was considered an important battle by the British whose interest lay in capturing Canton.

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1856  Wikidata
battle, United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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1856 Battle of the Pearl River Forts

1841-02-27T00:00:00Z

1841-02-27T00:00:00Z

1841 Battle of First Bar

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1841-03-02T00:00:00Z

1841 Battle of Whampoa

1841-03-18T00:00:00Z

1841-03-18T00:00:00Z

1841 Battle of Canton

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1841-05-30T00:00:00Z

1841 Battle of Canton

1856-10-08T00:00:00Z

1856-10-08T00:00:00Z

1856 Arrow Incident

1856-10-23T00:00:00Z

1856-11-05T00:00:00Z

1856 Battle of Canton

1856-11-06T00:00:00Z

1856-11-06T00:00:00Z

1856 Capture of the French Folly Fort

1857-01-04T00:00:00Z

1857-01-04T00:00:00Z

1857 Battle of Macao Fort

1857-05-25T00:00:00Z

1857-05-27T00:00:00Z

1857 Battle of Escape Creek

1857-06-01T00:00:00Z

1857-06-01T00:00:00Z

1857 Battle of Fatshan Creek

1857-12-28T00:00:00Z

1857-12-31T00:00:00Z

1857 Battle of Canton

1911-04-27T00:00:00Z

1911-04-27T00:00:00Z

1911 Second Guangzhou Uprising

1924-08-01T00:00:00Z

1924-10-01T00:00:00Z

1924 Canton Merchant Volunteers Corps Uprising

1925-06-23T00:00:00Z

1925-06-23T00:00:00Z

1925 Shakee Massacre

1927-12-11T00:00:00Z

1927-12-11T00:00:00Z

1927 Guangzhou Uprising

1927-12-18T00:00:00Z

1927-12-18T00:00:00Z

1927 Battle of Guangzhou

1929-05-17T00:00:00Z

1929-05-21T00:00:00Z

1929 Second Battle of Guangzhou

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Frameless

• The war with China. Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue forts, sketched after their demolition by the ‘Nankin' and the ‘Calcutta’. - illustration published in the Illustrated London News, 1857
• The war with China. Interior of the Anunghoy Bogue forts, sketched after their demolition by the ‘Nankin' and the ‘Calcutta’. - illustration published in the Illustrated London News, 1857
• Sick and wounded embarking on board the steamer ‘Canton’. - illustration published in the Illustrated London News, 1858
• The war in China. Chinese bumboat man and child, in Canton River. - illustration published in the Illustrated London News, 1858
• Sick and wounded embarking on board the steamer ‘Canton’. - illustration published in the Illustrated London News, 1858
• The war in China. Chinese bumboat man and child, in Canton River. - illustration published in the Illustrated London News, 1858

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1841	Battle of First Bar	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1841	Battle of Whampoa	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1841	Battle of Canton	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1841	Battle of Canton	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Arrow Incident	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Battle of Canton	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Capture of the French Folly Fort	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Battle of the Pearl River Forts	United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1857	Battle of Macao Fort	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1857	Battle of Escape Creek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1857	Battle of Fatshan Creek	Qing dynasty, naval battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1857	Battle of Canton	battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1911	Second Guangzhou Uprising	Qing dynasty, rebellion, Tongmenghui	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1924	Canton Merchant Volunteers Corps Uprising	armed conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1925	Shakee Massacre	British Empire, Communist International, French colonial empire, armed conflict, massacre	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1927	Guangzhou Uprising	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1927	Battle of Guangzhou	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1929	Second Battle of Guangzhou	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS Tsingtau	artillery boat, Tsingtau-class river gunboat	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1851	Huangpu Wenchong shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	military unit		Guangdong Fleet	naval fleet	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1954	CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company	shipbuilding, business, public company	Wikidata
site	bunker		Tianhe Festival Walk	air-raid shelter, shopping center	Wikidata
site	fort		Dutch Folly Fort	folly fort	Wikidata
site	fort		French Folly Fort	folly fort	Wikidata