First Opium War
First Opium War — war between Great Britain and China in the 19th century.
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- 📅 Mar 18, 1839–Aug 29, 1842
- 🌐 10 language editions
- 📈 98.8/100 popularity
- War & armed conflict
Short descriptions
- es conflicto armado entre el Reino Unido y China
- ru война Великобритании против империи Цин
- ja 清とイギリスの間で1840年から1842年にかけて行われた戦争
- de Kolonialkrieg Englands in China
- fr conflit militaire entre le Royaume-Uni et la Chine de 1839 à 1842
- pl zbrojna interwencja Wielkiej Brytanii w Chinach w pierwszej połowie XIX wieku
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