Tung Chung Battery

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Tung Chung Battery is a former artillery battery located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous district it is situated in, it was built in 1817, twenty-four years before the British took possession of Hong Kong. It was rediscovered in 1980 and is a declared monument of Hong Kong.

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artillery battery, People's Republic of China, 

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Location: 22.2873, 113.9355, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • First Battle of Tamao ⓘ
    1521 battle of Tunmen
  • Second Battle of Tamao ⓘ
    naval battle in Asia in 1522
  • Battle of Kowloon ⓘ
    1839 first battle of the First Opium War
  • Battle of Ty-ho Bay ⓘ
    naval engagement in 1855 against Chinese pirates
  • Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
    1941 battle, one of the first of the Pacific campaign of World War II
  • Air raids on the Hong Kong area ⓘ
    1942 aerial bombing of a city
  • 2019 Hong Kong Polytechnic University conflict ⓘ
    2019 conflict between Hong Kong police and protesters at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Six-Day War ⓘ
    1899 war between the British Empire and insurgent forces in the New Territories
  • Aberdeen Battery ⓘ
    former artillery battery in Hong Kong
  • Chung Hom Kok Battery ⓘ
    former artillery battery in Hong Kong
  • Jubilee Battery ⓘ
    former artillery battery in Hong Kong
  • Kowloon West II Battery ⓘ
    former artillery battery in Hong Kong
  • Mount Davis Battery ⓘ
    former battery in Hong Kong
  • Pinewood Battery ⓘ
    former artillery battery in Hong Kong
  • Tung Chung Battery ⓘ
    former military fort in Hong Kong
  • Murray Battery ⓘ
    former artillery battery in Hong Kong
  • Chiwan Left Fort ⓘ
    fort in China
  • Shing Mun Redoubt ⓘ
    fort in Hong Kong
  • Tung Chung Fort ⓘ
    historic fort in Hong Kong
  • Fan Lau Fort ⓘ
    building in Islands District, China
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1521First Battle of TamaoPortugal, Ming dynasty, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1522Second Battle of TamaobattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1839Battle of KowloonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1855Battle of Ty-ho BayUnited States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1941Battle of Hong KongUnited Kingdom, battle, Empire of JapanWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1942Air raids on the Hong Kong areaaerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20192019 Hong Kong Polytechnic University conflictsiegeWikidata
    eventwar1899Six-Day WarwarWikidata
    objectwatercraft1810HMS MindenGanges-class third-rate ship of the line, third-rate, hospital shipWikidata
    organisationfactoryHong Kong and Whampoa Dockshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    organisationmilitary branch1949Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Forceair forceWikidata
    siteartillery batteryAberdeen Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryChung Hom Kok Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryJubilee Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryKowloon West II Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryMount Davis Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryPinewood Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryTung Chung Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery battery1841Murray Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    sitefortChiwan Left Fortcultural heritage, fortWikidata
    sitefortShing Mun RedoubtredoubtWikidata
    sitefortTung Chung FortfortWikidata
    sitefort1729Fan Lau FortfortWikidata
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    commonsimage東涌小炮台 Commons
    commonsimage東涌小炮台 Commons
    commonsimageTung Chung Battery, 2013-09-08 Commons
    commonsimageTung Chung Battery, 2013-09-08 Commons
    commonsimageTung chung battery 2017 Commons
    commonsimageTung chung battery 2017 Commons
    commonsimageTung Chung Battery Trail, pavilion (Hong Kong) Commons
    commonsimageTung Chung Battery Trail, pavilion (Hong Kong) Commons
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