First Battle of Chuenpi
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The First Battle of Chuenpi was an 1839 naval engagement between British and Qing Chinese forces near the Pearl River Delta that marked one of the opening clashes of the First Opium War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Battle of Chuenpi canonical | 2 |
| First Battle of Chuenpee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6370108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: First Battle of Chuenpi Context triple: [Anglo-Chinese War, hasSignificantEvent, First Battle of Chuenpi]
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Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass
The Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma Campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood a Japanese siege in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in jungle warfare tactics.
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B.
Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Battle of Tirad Pass
The Battle of Tirad Pass was a 1899 clash in the Philippine–American War where a small Filipino force led by General Gregorio del Pilar made a famed last stand to delay pursuing American troops and protect President Emilio Aguinaldo’s retreat.
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Battle of Huachi
The Battle of Huachi was a significant early 19th-century military engagement in present-day Ecuador during the struggle against Spanish colonial rule, remembered for a major royalist victory that temporarily stalled the independence movement.
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E.
Battle of Lạng Sơn
The Battle of Lạng Sơn was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a decisive role in the course and outcome of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: First Battle of Chuenpi Target entity description: The First Battle of Chuenpi was an 1839 naval engagement between British and Qing Chinese forces near the Pearl River Delta that marked one of the opening clashes of the First Opium War.
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A.
Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass
The Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma Campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood a Japanese siege in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in jungle warfare tactics.
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B.
Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Battle of Tirad Pass
The Battle of Tirad Pass was a 1899 clash in the Philippine–American War where a small Filipino force led by General Gregorio del Pilar made a famed last stand to delay pursuing American troops and protect President Emilio Aguinaldo’s retreat.
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D.
Battle of Huachi
The Battle of Huachi was a significant early 19th-century military engagement in present-day Ecuador during the struggle against Spanish colonial rule, remembered for a major royalist victory that temporarily stalled the independence movement.
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E.
Battle of Lạng Sơn
The Battle of Lạng Sơn was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a decisive role in the course and outcome of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Battle of Chuanbi
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Chibi
First Battle of Chuenpee ⓘ
linked to:
First Battle of Chuenpi
|
| belligerent |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cause |
disputes over the opium trade in China
ⓘ
escalation of tensions between Britain and the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| combatant |
Qing Chinese naval forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Beiyang Fleet
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Captain James Bremer
ⓘ
Charles Elliot ⓘ Guan Tianpei ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Opium War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
|
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| country |
Qing Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| countryInvolved |
Qing China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1839-11-03 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Chuenpi ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | mouth of the Pearl River ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Qing dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| initiatedBy | British attempt to force passage to Canton ⓘ |
| location |
Chuenpi
ⓘ
Pearl River Delta ⓘ near Humen ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Qing Imperial Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Beiyang Fleet
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| near | Bogue Forts ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | demonstrated British naval superiority over Qing forces ⓘ |
| openingBattleOf |
First Opium War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
|
| opponentCommander | Guan Tianpei ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Chinese conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
First Opium War ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
|
| precededBy | Canton trade and opium disputes ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | British naval squadron and Chinese coastal defenses ⓘ |
| region |
Guangdong
ⓘ
linked to:
Guangdong Province
|
| relatedEvent | Destruction of opium at Humen ⓘ |
| relatedFigure | Lin Zexu ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Treaty of Nanking ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | one of the opening clashes of the First Opium War ⓘ |
| theatre | South China Sea ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1839 ⓘ |
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Subject: First Battle of Chuenpi Description of subject: The First Battle of Chuenpi was an 1839 naval engagement between British and Qing Chinese forces near the Pearl River Delta that marked one of the opening clashes of the First Opium War.
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