1840-11-29
1840年11月29日,懿律基於身體狀況返回英國,當時身兼英國駐華全權代表及遠徵軍總司令兩職;此後正全權代表一職由義律接手,海陸軍指揮權則歸海軍準將伯麥掌管。
On 29 November 1840, George Elliot returned to Britain due to his health, having held the posts of British Plenipotentiary in China and Commander-in-Chief of the expeditionary force; thereafter Charles Elliot took over as Plenipotentiary, while command of the naval and land forces went to Commodore Gordon Bremer.
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.124