tsim sha tsui and kwun chung 1845

I found this map. It shows a few forts around that area. Could it be that more Chinese forts were present at that time  along the coastline, what we know today is Kowloon Bay, Kowloon Tong or even further along the shores. ? Or perhaps as far as Stonecutter Island ?

Was it possible, that a Chinese battery could have been on todays Signal Hill ?

I know there was the Kwun Chung fort and the Victoria Fort along the shores, what is today Canton Road. Did the Victoria fort had another name before ?

Thank you so much for all your information. Best regards,  Daniel

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Mon, 06/02/2025 - 22:20

Hi Daniel,

There was Kowloon Battery (or Fort) 九龍砲台 at the coast near where the future Kowloon Walled City would be.

As for forts at the southern tip of the peninsula, the official name of Kwun Chung Battery (or Fort) 官涌砲台 was 臨衝砲台 ("Linchong" in Mandarin and "Lam Chung" in Cantonese, meaning: fronting a pivotal location), and the official name of Tsim Sha Tsui Battery (or Fort) 尖沙嘴砲台 was 懲膺砲台 ("Chengying" in Mandarin and "Ching Ying" in Cantonese, meaning: to wage a punitive expedition).

Source: Museum of Coastal Defence introduces military relics in HK