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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Taiping Rebellion] | |||
|date=4 April 1862 | |||
|location=Wong-ka-dza, Shanghai, China | |||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.119444,121.5725&z=16&t=h&hl=en 31.119444°N 121.5725°E] | |||
|result=British & French victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & French | |||
|combatant2=Taiping Rebels | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026328/ Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley]<br>Rear Adm Protet | |||
|commander2= | |||
|strength1=French: 410<br>English: 1,497<br>Chinese: 300 | |||
|strength2=4,000 | |||
|casualties1= 1 killed<br>1 wounded | |||
|casualties2= 600 killed | |||
}} | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA513&dq=Tsing-poo&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw#PPA502,M1 Google Books - Battle of Wong-ka-dza] | |||
Revision as of 11:45, 21 August 2008
| Battle of Wong-ka-Dya | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Taiping Rebellion | ||
| Date: | 4 April 1862 | |
| Location: | Wong-ka-dza, Shanghai, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.119444°N 121.5725°E | |
| Result: | British & French victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & French | Taiping Rebels | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley Rear Adm Protet |
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| Strength | ||
| French: 410 English: 1,497 Chinese: 300 |
4,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1 killed 1 wounded |
600 killed | |