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Battle of Kowloon
- When
- 4 September 1839
- Where
- Kowloon Peninsula
British vessels fired on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China.
The skirmish occurred off the Kowloon Peninsula on 4 September 1839. It was the first armed conflict of the First Opium War. The location is historically part of Guangdong province, though later associated with Hong Kong.
Sources
- Battle of Kowloon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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