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== Allied Forces == | |||
*British Naval Division with 3 howitzers | |||
*Royal Artillery with 4 howitzers | |||
*HM 99th Regiment of Foot | |||
*22nd Punjab Native Infantry | |||
*5th Bombay Native Infantry | |||
*French Contingent with 7 guns | |||
Wrad's Legion of Chinese | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Wikipedia - Taiping Rebellion] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Wikipedia - Taiping Rebellion] | ||
<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA506&dq=Che-poo&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw#PPA506,M1 Google Books - Battle of Che-poo] | <br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA506&dq=Che-poo&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw#PPA506,M1 Google Books - Battle of Che-poo] | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 6 September 2009
| Battle of Chowpoo - April 1862 | ||
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| Part of Taiping Rebellion 1850-64 | ||
| Date: | 17 April 1862 | |
| Location: | Che-poo, Shanghai, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.119444°N 121.572500°E | |
| Result: | British & French victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & French | Taiping Rebels | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley Rear Adm Protet |
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| Strength | ||
| 2,420 men 14 guns |
<4,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| None | 600 killed 300 wounded (later executed) | |
Allied Forces
- British Naval Division with 3 howitzers
- Royal Artillery with 4 howitzers
- HM 99th Regiment of Foot
- 22nd Punjab Native Infantry
- 5th Bombay Native Infantry
- French Contingent with 7 guns
Wrad's Legion of Chinese
External Links
Wikipedia - Taiping Rebellion
Google Books - Battle of Che-poo