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[[Category:Battles|Kahding, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Kahding, Siege of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Taiping Rebellion 1850-64|Kahding, Siege of]] | ||
+ | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
+ | |partof=[[:Category:Taiping Rebellion 1850-64|Taiping Rebellion 1850-64]] | ||
+ | |date=1 May 1862 | ||
+ | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiading Jiading, Jiading District, Shanghai, China] | ||
+ | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
+ | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.395907,121.24352&z=12&t=h&hl=en 31.395907°N 121.24352°E] | ||
+ | |result=British victory | ||
+ | |territory= | ||
+ | |combatant1=British troops | ||
+ | |combatant2=Taiping Rebels | ||
+ | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_William_Dunbar_Staveley Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley] | ||
+ | |commander2= | ||
+ | |strength1= | ||
+ | |strength2= | ||
+ | |casualties1= | ||
+ | |casualties2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | == Allied Forces == | ||
+ | ''Only the British troops took part in the storming of Kahding'' | ||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |Royal Engineers | ||
+ | |22 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Royal Artillery]] with 7 guns & 6 mortars | ||
+ | |100 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |HM [[31st Regiment of Foot]] | ||
+ | |552 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |HM [[99th Regiment of Foot]] | ||
+ | |140 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |HM [[67th Regiment of Foot]] | ||
+ | |140 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[18th Musulman Rajput Infantry|22nd Punjab Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | |350 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[5th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry|5th Bombay Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | |350 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |French Contingent with 8 guns | ||
+ | |900 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Ward's Legion of Chinese | ||
+ | |1,000 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |British Naval Division under Capt Borlase with 9 guns | ||
+ | |330 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Total | ||
+ | |3,884 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Imperial troops under Gen Le | ||
+ | |5,000 men | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Wikipedia - Taiping Rebellion]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA509&dq=Kah-ding&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw#PPA509,M11 Google Books - Siege of Kah-ding]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026328/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley] |
Latest revision as of 14:03, 7 September 2009
Siege of Kahding | ||
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Part of Taiping Rebellion 1850-64 | ||
Date: | 1 May 1862 | |
Location: | Jiading, Jiading District, Shanghai, China | |
Presidency: | Madras | |
Co-ordinates: | 31.395907°N 121.24352°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
British troops | Taiping Rebels | |
Commanders | ||
Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley | ||
Strength | ||
Casualties | ||
Allied Forces
Only the British troops took part in the storming of Kahding
Royal Engineers | 22 men |
Royal Artillery with 7 guns & 6 mortars | 100 men |
HM 31st Regiment of Foot | 552 men |
HM 99th Regiment of Foot | 140 men |
HM 67th Regiment of Foot | 140 men |
22nd Punjab Native Infantry | 350 men |
5th Bombay Native Infantry | 350 men |
French Contingent with 8 guns | 900 men |
Ward's Legion of Chinese | 1,000 men |
British Naval Division under Capt Borlase with 9 guns | 330 men |
Total | 3,884 men |
Imperial troops under Gen Le | 5,000 men |
External Links
Wikipedia - Taiping Rebellion
Google Books - Siege of Kah-ding
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley