In September 1841 , the British transport ship '' Nerbudda '' was shipwrecked on a reef off the northern coast of Taiwan after a brief gunnery duel with a Chinese fort . This sinking was followed by the loss of the brig '' Ann '' on another reef in March 1842 . The survivors of both ships were captured and marched to southern Taiwan , where they were imprisoned . 197 were executed by Qing authorities on 10 August 1842 , while an additional 87 died from ill-treatment in captivity . This became known as the Nerbudda incident
Nerbudda incident
Nerbudda incident
First Opium War