Event Expedition to Canton

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Was a British punitive expedition that captured the forts along the Pearl River, Guangdong province, China, on 2-3 April 1847.

Chronology

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  • January 1848: At the end of the expedition in Canton, the British evacuated the regions occpied in China.
  • April 1847: A British punitive expedition captured the forts along the Pearl River, Guangdong province, China.