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COMMANDER // 1786–1850

Gordon Bremer

admiralUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland6 battles1 war

Lifespan

1786 – 1850

1790180018101820183018401850First Opium War · 1839-1842Capture of Chusan — July 6, 1840 · United Kingdom · First Opium WarBattle of Canton — March 18, 1841 · United Kingdom · First Opium WarBattle of First Bar — February 27, 1841 · United Kingdom · First Opium WarBattle of the Bogue — February 23, 1841 · United Kingdom · First Opium WarBattle of Whampoa — March 2, 1841 · United Kingdom · First Opium WarSecond Battle of Chuenpee — January 7, 1841 · United Kingdom · First Opium War

Active service 1840–1841 — 6 battles across 1 war; first command at age 54.

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Sir James John Gordon Bremer was a British Royal Navy officer. He served in the Napoleonic Wars against France, the First Anglo-Burmese War in Burma, and the First Opium War in China.

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Battles (6)

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