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[[Category:Battles|Canton, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Canton, Siege of]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| − | |partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War | + | |partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War 2nd Opium War] |
| − | |date= | + | |date=28-31 December 1857 |
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China] | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Chinese | |combatant2=Chinese | ||
| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028110/ Maj Gen Charles van Straubenzee] |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Vs4NAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA119&dq=Seige+of+canton+1857&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=CZEhSI_UCYXEyQT-6-DADQ#PPA119,M1 Google Books - Seige of Canton pp119-140] |
Revision as of 11:31, 7 May 2008
| Siege of Canton | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Opium War | ||
| Date: | 28-31 December 1857 | |
| Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 23.002364°N 113.392665°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Chinese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Charles van Straubenzee | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Wikipedia - Opium Wars
Google Books - Seige of Canton pp119-140
