Capture of Chusan (1841)
Second Capture of Chusan | |||||||
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Part of the First Opium War | |||||||
Second taking of Chusan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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.
Gallery
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Map of the capture
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Attack on the heights of Chusan
Notes
References
- MacPherson, Duncan (1843). Two Years in China (2nd ed.). London: Saunders and Otley
Further reading
- Murray, Alexander (1843). Doings in China. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 23–42.
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