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|date=16 September 1860 | |date=16 September 1860 | ||
|location= | |location=Hexiwuzhen, Wuqing, Tianjian, China | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=39. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=39.61945,116.97435&z=12&t=h&hl=en approx 39.61945°N 116.97435°E] | ||
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== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: | Modern name: Hexiwuzhen<br> | ||
Variants: Ho-si-woo/Ho-hsi-wu/Hoosung-Woo<br> | Variants: Ho-si-woo/Ho-hsi-wu/Hoosung-Woo<br> | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 22 December 2009
| Battle of Hoosung-Woo | ||
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| Part of 2nd China War 1856-60| | ||
| Date: | 16 September 1860 | |
| Location: | Hexiwuzhen, Wuqing, Tianjian, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 39.61945°N 116.97435°E | |
| Result: | ||
| Combatants | ||
| British & French | Chinese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen James Hope Grant | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Hexiwuzhen
Variants: Ho-si-woo/Ho-hsi-wu/Hoosung-Woo
External Links
Opium Wars Wikipedia
2nd Opium War Wikipedia
Camp at Ho-si-woo Google Books
Lt Gen James Hope Grant Dictionary of National Biography
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Ho-hsi-wu www.archive.org