{"product_id":"mid-19th-century-oil-painting-hms-hyacinth-and-hms-volage-engaging-chinese-war-junks-the-battle-of-chuenpi-1839","title":"Mid 19th.Century Oil Painting HMS Hyacinth And HMS Volage Engaging Chinese War Junks The Battle Of Chuenpi 1839","description":"\u003cp\u003e19th.Century Oil on panel. HMS Hyacinth and HMS Volage engaging Chinese War Junks, The Battle of Chuenpi. 22.5 by 18.5 cms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Chuenpi (\u003cspan lang=\"zh-Hant\"\u003e穿鼻之戰\u003c\/span\u003e) was a naval engagement fought between British and Chinese Ships at the entrance of the Humen strait (Bogue), Guandong province, China, on 3 November 1839 during the First Opium War. The battle began when the British frigates HMS \u003ci\u003eHyacinth \u003c\/i\u003eand HMS \u003ci\u003eVolage\u003c\/i\u003e opened fire on Chinese ships they perceived as being hostile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scene depicted here shows the decisive moment of the battle when the Hyacinth and Volage turned to fire their port broadsides into the Chinese fleet forcing the Chinese to sail away in order to avoid further destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Boyd-Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42677136031937,"sku":"","price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0291\/6033\/files\/20230619_155211.jpg?v=1687186374","url":"https:\/\/www.pbcfineart.co.uk\/products\/mid-19th-century-oil-painting-hms-hyacinth-and-hms-volage-engaging-chinese-war-junks-the-battle-of-chuenpi-1839","provider":"Patrick Boyd-Carpenter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}