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== Allied Forces ==<br>
''Only the British troops took part in the syorming 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 ==
== 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]
[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]

Revision as of 17:27, 6 September 2009

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 syorming 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