Battle of Whampoa

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Battle of Whampoa
Part of the First Opium War
View of Whampoa Island from Dane's Island
Date 2 March 1841 Location Whampoa Island, Guangdong, China 23°5′46″N 113°23′50″E / 23.09611°N 113.39722°E / 23.09611; 113.39722 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Gordon Bremer Edward Belcher	Unknown
Strength
1 ship of the line 2 corvettes 1 bomb ketch	250 troops 25 guns
Casualties and losses
1 killed	15–20 killed

The Battle of Whampoa was fought between British and Chinese forces at Whampoa Island (modern-day Pazhou Island) on the Pearl River near the city of Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong, China, on 2 March 1841 during the First Opium War.^[1]