First Opium War

The First Anglo-Chinese War (1839–42), kent popularly as the First Opium War or simply the Opium War, wis foucht atween Great Breetain an Qing Cheenae ower thair conflictin viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, an the admeenistration o justice for foreign naitionals.^[3]

First Opium War
Pairt o the Opium Wars
The Nemesis destroyin Cheenese war junks during the Seicont Battle o Chuenpee, 7 Januar 1841
Date 18 Mairch 1839 – 29 August 1842[1] (3 years, 5 months, 1 week and 4 days) Location Cheenae Result Breetish victory, Treaty o Nanking Territorial changes Hong Kong Island cedit tae Breetain
Belligerents
Unitit Kinrick East Indie Co.	Qing Dynasty
Commanders an leaders
Lord Palmerston Charles Elliot George Elliot James Bremer Hugh Gough Henry Pottinger William Parker	Daoguang Emperor Lin Zexu Qishan Guan Tianpei † Yishan Yijing Yang Fang
Strenth
19,000 troops[2]	200,000 men
Casualties an losses
69 killed, 451 woondit	18,000–20,000 casualties
Casualties soorce:[2]