Battle of the Pearl River

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of Nanking
gptkbp:casualties Qing casualties were significant
British_casualties_were_relatively_low
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
Qing Dynasty
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Reflected in contemporary art and literature
Revealed_weaknesses_in_Qing_military_organization
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date 1841
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_Asia
gptkbp:economicActivity Impact on trade policies
gptkbp:education Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Artillery bombardment
Steam-powered warships
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Chuenpee
gptkbp:historicalContext Opium trade tensions
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced_future_treaties_with_China
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Reevaluation of colonial narratives
Varied perspectives on colonialism
Controversy_over_justification_of_the_Opium_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Chronicled in various historical texts
Marked_the_beginning_of_foreign_intervention_in_China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Pearl River
gptkbp:impact Strained_Sino-British_relations
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Condemnation of opium trade
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Qing_Navy
gptkbp:isResponsibleFor Increased military reforms
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Admiral_Sir_James_Bremer
gptkb:General_Qishan
gptkbp:leadership Led by local commanders
gptkbp:legacy Set_the_stage_for_further_conflicts_in_China
gptkbp:location Pearl_River,_China
gptkbp:militaryRank Importance of naval power
Demonstrated_British_naval_superiority
gptkbp:militaryService Involved multiple ship classes
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of the Bogue
Battle of the Dagu Forts
gptkbp:officialLanguage Defensive tactics
Expansion of colonial interests
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:First_Opium_War
gptkbp:peerage Led by experienced naval officers
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Emphasized rapid deployment
gptkbp:politicalRole Influenced_Western_imperialism_in_Asia
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Canton
gptkbp:primaryMission Qing military documents
British_naval_records
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Control over trade routes
gptkbp:strategicGoals Near_Guangzhou
Securing_access_to_Chinese_markets
gptkbp:tactics Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment