Battle of First Bar

Battle of First Bar
	Part of the First Opium War
	; Attack on the First Bar battery (published 1843)
Date	27 February 1841
Location	Pearl River, Guangdong, China23°4′28.87″N 113°28′45.45″E
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company;	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
James Bremer; Thomas Herbert	Hsiang-fu (KIA); Yung-fu
Strength
2 steamers; 4 corvettes; 1 bomb ketch	2,000+ troops; 40+ junks; 1 East Indiaman
Casualties and losses
1 died (due to an accident); 8 wounded	300 killed; 98 guns captured; 1 East Indiaman destroyed

The Battle of First Bar was fought between British and Chinese forces at First Bar Island and its surrounding area in the Pearl River, Guangdong province, China, on 27 February 1841 during the First Opium War.

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