[ 1 October 1839 ] On 1 October 1839, the Cabinet decided on a war with China after the Emperor’s Special Commissioner at Canton, Lin
Category: Opium
Chinese destroy British opium leading to the First Opium War
3 June 1839 On 3 June 1839, Lin Zexu, an imperial commissioner of Qing China, ordered the destruction of illegal opium imports, which were being
War office plans to ensure supply of opium to Malaya after its liberation
18 April 1945 Today in 1945, in a memorandum from the British War Office to Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), instructions were issued
31 DECEMBER
BRITISH OPIUM EXPORTS TO CHINA SOAR [ 31 December 1879 ] By this day in 1879, 105,000 mango wood chests full of opium had been
28 DECEMBER
BRITISH BOMBARD CANTON TO PROTECT THEIR OPIUM TRADE [ 28 December 1857 ] On 28 December 1857, twenty five British and French gunboats commenced a
1 OCTOBER
CABINET BACKS WAR WITH CHINA AFTER OPIUM TRADERS ARE HELD HOSTAGE [ 1 October 1839 ] Today in 1839, the Cabinet decided on a war
