Canton Campaign

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The Canton Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guangzhou, was a key 19th-century military engagement in southern China involving Western powers and Qing forces during the era of the Opium Wars.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Battle of Guangzhou
belligerent France
Qing Empire
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
cause tensions between Western powers and Qing Empire during Opium Wars
conflict Opium Wars
country Qing Empire
era 19th century
historicalPeriod Qing dynasty
location Canton
Guangzhou
objective seizure of Guangzhou by Western forces
participant British forces
French forces
Qing dynasty forces
Western powers
partOf Second Opium War
region southern China
relatedTo Opium Wars
Second Opium War
result Western victory
significance key 19th-century military engagement in southern China
theaterOfWar southern China

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Guangzhou
alsoKnownAs

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