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Facts

Date 1839 - August 29, 1842
Location China
Participants China • United Kingdom
Context Opium Wars

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Lin Zexu, statue in Chinatown, New York City.
Lin Zexu
Chinese official
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Sir Hugh Gough
British military officer
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Daoguang
emperor of Qing dynasty

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