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Admiral Sir Henry Smith KCB (1803 – 18 January 1887) was a British officer in the Royal Navy. He commanded the Aden Expedition in 1839 which took Aden as the first colonial acquisition of the reign of Queen Victoria. For this service he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Smith was then sent to serve on the China Station, where he fired the first shot of the First Opium War at the Battle of Kowloon. He played an important role at the controversial Battle of Chuenpi later in the year, and as senior naval officer on the south coast of China fought the Battle of the Barrier. He later participated in the Battles of Second Chuenpi, the Bogue, and Canton, before forming part of the Amoy garrison after the Battle of Amoy. Having left China in 1843, he went on to command ships in the Mediterranean and then in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War. Smith never served at sea again after obtaining flag rank in 1855 but became superintendent of the Royal Hospital Haslar and the Royal Clarence Yard. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1873, retiring in the same year. (en)
Sir Henry Smith, KCB (1803 – 18 Januari 1887) adalah seorang Laksamana Angkatan Laut Britania Raya. Ia bertugas di Ekspedisi Aden (1839), Perang Candu Pertama, dan Perang Krimea. Dia diangkat menjadi CB pada tahun 1840. dan KCB tahun 1873. (in)

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* Aden Expedition * First Opium War ** Battle of Kowloon ** Battle of Chuenpi ** Battle of the Barrier ** Second Battle of Chuenpi ** Battle of the Bogue ** Battle of Canton ** Battle of Amoy * Crimean War ** Åland War (en)

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Sir Henry Smith, KCB (1803 – 18 Januari 1887) adalah seorang Laksamana Angkatan Laut Britania Raya. Ia bertugas di Ekspedisi Aden (1839), Perang Candu Pertama, dan Perang Krimea. Dia diangkat menjadi CB pada tahun 1840. dan KCB tahun 1873. (in)
Admiral Sir Henry Smith KCB (1803 – 18 January 1887) was a British officer in the Royal Navy. He commanded the Aden Expedition in 1839 which took Aden as the first colonial acquisition of the reign of Queen Victoria. For this service he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Smith was then sent to serve on the China Station, where he fired the first shot of the First Opium War at the Battle of Kowloon. He played an important role at the controversial Battle of Chuenpi later in the year, and as senior naval officer on the south coast of China fought the Battle of the Barrier. He later participated in the Battles of Second Chuenpi, the Bogue, and Canton, before forming part of the Amoy garrison after the Battle of Amoy. Having left China in 1843, he went on to command ships in t (en)

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Henry Smith (Royal Navy officer) (en)

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