Historedia
Person

Elijah Coleman Bridgman

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1839–1842

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Elijah Coleman Bridgman, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Event of 1839: Destruction of opium at Humen begins, casus belli for Britain to open the 3-year

    1839–1842

    Role: American missionary and witness

    1. 1839–1842 · Qing ChinaCasus Belli for First Opium War

      The destruction of opium provided the casus belli for Great Britain to declare war on Qing China, initiating the First Opium War.

Sources

  1. Destruction of opium at Humen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31