1839-09-04 · 九龍山
1839年9月4日，義律以英國駐華商務監督身分，率領五艘船駛至九龍山附近（即現今九龍對開海面），該處有清水師船停泊；其目的在於強行採購糧食及飲用水，惟未能達成，於是向清軍兵船發炮。
On 4 September 1839, Elliot, in his capacity as British Superintendent of Trade in China, led five ships to the vicinity of Kowloon Hill (present-day waters off Kowloon), where Qing naval vessels were anchored, with the aim of forcibly procuring food and drinking water; failing to achieve this, he opened fire on the Qing warships.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》（公元前 5000 年至 2017 年，共 6,500 多條大事）（香港地方志中心） · p.123