Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 22.04.2005
1st Opium War
(1st Anglo-Chinese War)
1840-1842
  Causes
  Chronology
  Results
  Forces & Casualties
  Commanders
  Battles & Battle Honours
  Order of  Battle
  Campaign Medals
  Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors
  Museums & Memorials
  Bibliography  
  External Links
 
   Causes

     

   Chronology (except battles, which see below)
 
 
 
   Results

     

   Forces and Casualties
 
 
peak forces
total forces
total dead
KIA
NCD
civilian dead
WIA
PW-MIA
  subtotal
  TOTAL
                   
   Commanders
 
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   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
 
Date Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in
bold face)
Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in bold face)
Note: Battle Honours were awarded as noted below.
signifies clasp to campaign medal.
1840 July 5 Tinghai
 
   
 
1841 Jan. 7 Bogue Forts
 
   
 
1841 Aug. 26 Amoy
 
   
 
1841 Sep. 29 Tinghai
 
   
 
  Chusan
Inf: F55
   
 
1841 Oct. 10 Chinhai
(Chinhae)
Inf: F55
   
 
1841 Oct. 13 Ningpo
(Ningbo)
Inf: F55
   
 
  Nankin
Inf: F55
   
 
1842 Ching Kiang Foo
Inf: F98
   
 
1842 Ma-Kin-Kaon
Inf: F98
   
 
1840 July 4-
   1842 Aug. 17
China
awarded 1843 as Dragon Badge superscribed "China"
Inf: F18 F26 F49 F55 F98
Inf: M2 M6 M14 Engr: MSM
1842
China 1842
 
   
   Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)
Introduction to Regiments
   Medals Index of Campaign Medals
 
 
   Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors
   Museums & Memorials
   Bibliography
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   External Links