capture of Chusan
... that before the capture of Chusan (1840) during the First Opium War, the Chinese rejected British demands for a peaceful surrender of the island?
... that before the <b id="mwDCI"><a href="./Capture_of_Chusan" id="mwDCM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Capture of Chusan">capture of Chusan</a></b> (1840) during the <a href="./First_Opium_War" id="mwDCQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="First Opium War">First Opium War</a>, the Chinese rejected British demands for a peaceful surrender of the island?