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First Opium War

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A conflict between Great Britain and the Qing Dynasty in China that lasted from 1839 to 1842.

The conflict erupted as a result of efforts to maintain the illegal opium trade, which served to balance the British trade deficit with China.

Traveljournal 1845

Traveljournal 1851

  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

Cite as: First Opium War. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-9347, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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English warships destroy Chinese junks in the First Opium War (engraving by Edward Duncan, 1843)