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Siege of Kahding
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| Siege of Kahding | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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