Battle of Pa-li-chao: Difference between revisions

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Battle of Pa-li-chao
Part of 2nd Opium War
Date:	21 September 1860
Location:	Baliqiao, Beijing, China
Presidency:	Madras
Co-ordinates:	39.903786°N 116.61887°E
Result:	Allied victory
Combatants
East India Company and French	Chinese
Commanders
Lt Gen James Hope Grant Gen Cousin-Montauban	Singge Rinchen
Strength
10,000	30,000
Casualties

Modern name: Baliqiao
Variants: Pa-li-chao/Pa-li-chiao/Palikao

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+{{Battles_Infobox
+|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War 2nd Opium War]
+|date=21 September 1860
+|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baliqiao Baliqiao, Beijing, China]
+|presidency=[[Madras]]
+|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=39.903786,116.61887&z=14&t=h&hl=en 39.903786°N 116.61887°E]
+|result=Allied victory
+|territory=
+|combatant1=[[East India Company]] and French
+|combatant2=Chinese
+|commander1=[[James Hope Grant|Lt Gen James Hope Grant]]  <br>[[Charles Cousin-Montauban|Gen Cousin-Montauban]]
+|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengge_Rinchen Singge Rinchen]
+|strength1=10,000
+|strength2= 30,000
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
+== Spelling Variants ==
+Modern name: Baliqiao<br>
+Variants: Pa-li-chao/Pa-li-chiao/Palikao<br>
+== External Links ==
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Opium Wars] Wikipedia<br>
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War 2nd Opium War] Wikipedia<br>
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palikao Battle of Baliqiao] Wikipedia<br>
+[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011267/ Lt Gen  James Hope Grant] Dictionary of National Biography<br>
+[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/434/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Action at Pa-li-chao] www.archive.org
 [[Category:Battles|Pa-li-chao, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Second Campaign 1860|Pa-li-chao, Battle of]]
+[[Category:2nd China War 1856-60|Pa-li-chao, Battle of]]