Battle of Amoy
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The Battle of Amoy was a key 1841 naval and amphibious engagement in the First Opium War in which British forces captured the strategic port of Xiamen (Amoy) from Qing China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Amoy canonical | 1 |
| Capture of Amoy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6370112 — 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: Battle of Amoy Context triple: [Anglo-Chinese War, hasSignificantEvent, Battle of Amoy]
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Battle of Fuzhou
The Battle of Fuzhou was a major 1884 naval engagement in which the French Far East Squadron decisively destroyed much of the Chinese Fujian Fleet, marking a pivotal moment in the Sino-French War.
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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 Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
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Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
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Battle of the Yalu River
The Battle of the Yalu River was a major 1894 naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japan’s modernized fleet decisively defeated China’s Beiyang Fleet, marking a turning point in East Asian power dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Amoy Target entity description: The Battle of Amoy was a key 1841 naval and amphibious engagement in the First Opium War in which British forces captured the strategic port of Xiamen (Amoy) from Qing China.
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A.
Battle of Fuzhou
The Battle of Fuzhou was a major 1884 naval engagement in which the French Far East Squadron decisively destroyed much of the Chinese Fujian Fleet, marking a pivotal moment in the Sino-French War.
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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 Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
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D.
Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
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E.
Battle of the Yalu River
The Battle of the Yalu River was a major 1894 naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japan’s modernized fleet decisively defeated China’s Beiyang Fleet, marking a turning point in East Asian power dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious operation
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capture of Amoy
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linked to:
Battle of Amoy
Xiamen campaign of 1841 ⓘ |
| artilleryUsed |
coastal guns
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ship-mounted cannon ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Qing China
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linked to:
China
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties |
higher Qing casualties
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low British casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Qing imperial forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Qing army
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Hugh Gough
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linked to:
Sir Hugh Gough
William Parker ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Opium War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
|
| countryAtTime |
Qing Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| date | 1841-08-26 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Chinhai
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Capture of Ningbo ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Zhenhai
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| involved |
fortifications on Gulangyu Island
ⓘ
shore batteries ⓘ |
| location |
Amoy
ⓘ
Fujian Province ⓘ
linked to:
Fujian
Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
Xiamen ⓘ |
| navalForcesUsed |
sailing warships
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steam-powered warships ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Xiamen
ⓘ
seizure of Amoy as a strategic port ⓘ |
| outcome | British occupation of Amoy ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Opium War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
|
| partOfCampaign | British coastal operations in southeastern China ⓘ |
| portType | coastal port ⓘ |
| precededBy | Capture of Chusan (1841) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British trade interests in China
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Treaty of Nanking ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to Qing concessions in the First Opium War
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demonstrated British naval superiority over Qing defenses ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a major coastal port in Fujian
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opening route along the Chinese coast ⓘ |
| territorialChange | temporary British control of Xiamen ⓘ |
| theatre | Chinese coastal waters ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
amphibious landing
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naval engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1841 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Amoy Description of subject: The Battle of Amoy was a key 1841 naval and amphibious engagement in the First Opium War in which British forces captured the strategic port of Xiamen (Amoy) from Qing China.
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