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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PZE4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA423&dq=Amoy&as_brr=1&ei=0HuYR-iHOpXGyAT05LTbCA Google Books - Description of Amoy 1846]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PZE4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA423&dq=Amoy&as_brr=1&ei=0HuYR-iHOpXGyAT05LTbCA Google Books - Description of Amoy 1846]
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[[Category:Battles|Amoy 1841, Battle of]]

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Battle of Amoy
Part of Ist Opium War
Date: 26-27 August 1841
Location: Xiamen, Fujian Province, China
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 24.481017°N 118.150301°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Chinese
Commanders
Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Wikipedia - Opium Wars
Google Books - Description of Amoy 1846