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China supplied Britian with tea.
From its base in India the East India Company led the expansion of the British Empire in Asia.
As well as working with the Royal Navy to oust Napoleon from Egypt, capture Java from the Netherlands, aquire Singapore 1819, defeat of Burma 1826, the East India Co.was making great profits out of the opium export trade to China.
These illegal activites took place from approx 1730's and went some way to redress or reverse the imbalances in trade which were a result of the British imports of tea. This saw large amounts of silver flooding into China from Britain.
In 1839 a large amount of opium was cofiscated by the Chinese authorities. This led Britain to attack China in what became known as the First Opium War, and British seizure of Hong Kong.
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When did Hong Kong cease being a British colony?
Hong Kong was first formally ceded to the British on August 29, 1842.
Hong Kong was returned to in 1999?
Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule by the British in 1999.
Who lost the battle of Hong Kong?
On December 25th, 1941, the British Garrison of Hong Kong, (15,000 soldiers). fell to the Japanese, (at least 50,000 soldiers), after 18 days of brutal fighting, British, Indian, (Punjabi and Rajputs), local militia, The HKVDC and Canadian, (the first of the allied troops to engage in battle during WW2), hung on to Hong Kong. The Battle of Hong Kong was one of the courageous battles in the annuals of Canadian Military history. It has gone largely ignored by historians because it ended in defeat.
What happened in Hong Kong in 1941?
Japan attacked Hong Kong on 8 December, 1941. The battle ended on Christmas day.
What island did the British receive because of the Opium War?
Hong Kong, was ceded to Britain for 155 years because they won the first Opium war.
