Battle of the Bogue

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Battle of the Bogue
Part of the First Opium War
The Nemesis attacking a masked battery and war junks behind Anunghoy Island on 23 February 1841
Date 23–26 February 1841 Location Humen, Guangdong, China 22°47′55″N 113°37′15″E / 22.79861°N 113.62083°E / 22.79861; 113.62083 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
James Bremer	Guan Tianpei †
Strength
12 ships 1,037 men 3 guns1	30 junks 2,000 men1 506+ guns 3 forts
Casualties and losses
5 wounded	500+ killed or wounded 506 guns captured 3 forts captured
1 In North Wangtong only.

The Battle of the Bogue (Chinese: 虎門之戰) was fought between British and Chinese forces in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, China, on 23–26 February 1841 during the First Opium War. The British launched an amphibious attack at the Humen strait (Bogue), capturing the forts on the islands of Anunghoy and North Wangtong. This allowed the fleet to proceed further up the Pearl River towards the city of Canton (Guangzhou), which they captured the following month.