Historedia
Person

George Macartney

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1792–1793

Every event in Historedia whose sources name George Macartney, 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. Departure of the Macartney Embassy

    1792

    Role: Envoy Extraordinary

    1. 26 September 1792 · PortsmouthDeparture from Portsmouth

      The Macartney Embassy departed Portsmouth on 26 September 1792, aboard three ships, marking the start of the first official British diplomatic mission to China.

  2. Arrival of the Macartney Embassy in Canton

    1793

    Role: Leader of the embassy and Britain's first envoy to China

    1. June 1793 (before Macartney's arrival) · Guangdong province, of which Canton was the principal portRequest to Land at Tianjin

      East India Company representatives asked the Guangdong military governor for permission to land at Tianjin rather than Guangzhou.

    2. 19 June 1793 · MacauArrival at Macau

      The embassy's ships reached Macau on 19 June 1793, the squadron's first arrival on the China coast.

Sources

  1. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-30
  2. Macartney Embassy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24