Capture of Chusan (1841)

Second Capture of Chusan
Part of the First Opium War

Second taking of Chusan
Date29 September – 1 October 1841
LocationZhoushan, Zhejiang, China
Coordinates: 30°0′24″N 122°6′24″E / 30.00667°N 122.10667°E / 30.00667; 122.10667
Result British victory
Belligerents

 United Kingdom

Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Gough
William Parker
Ge Yunfei (KIA)[1]
Strength
13 ships[2]
2,607 troops[3]
Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 killed[3]
27 wounded[3]
1,500 casualties[4]
136 guns captured[5]

The second capture of Chusan occurred on 1 October 1841 during the First Opium War when British forces captured the city of Tinghai, capital of the Chusan (Zhoushan) islands off the north east Chinese coast.

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  1. MacPherson 1843, p. 216
  2. MacPherson 1843, pp. 358–359
  3. 1 2 3 MacPherson 1843, p. 374
  4. MacPherson 1843, p. 217
  5. MacPherson 1843, p. 375

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