Sanyuanli incident
| Sanyuanli incident (三元里抗英事件) | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of Canton | |||||||
Military situation map of the Sanyuanli Incident | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United Kingdom East India Company | China | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hugh Gough Humphrey Fleming Senhouse | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 6,000 | 20,000–30,000 militia and local villagers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Sanyuanli incident (Chinese: 三元里抗英事件) was a military conflict between British troops and an irregular force made up of Chinese militia and local citizens that took place around Sanyuanli village on the outskirts of Canton (now Guangzhou) on the 29 May 1841 after the Second Battle of Canton at the time of the First Opium War (1839–1842). Though it was a minor skirmish, in the centuries that followed the incident took on legendary proportions among the Chinese public. The Chinese government has erected several monuments to commemorate the legacy of the incident.