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[[Category:Battles|Pa-li-chao, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Pa-li-chao, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War 2nd Opium War]
|date=21 Sepember 1859
|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=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hope_Grant Lt Gen James Hope Grant]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Cousin-Montauban%2C_Comte_de_Palikao Gen Cousin-Montauban]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengge_Rinchen Singge Rinchen]
|strength1=10,000
|strength2= 30,000
|casualties1= 
|casualties2=
}}
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Palikao Wikipedia - Battle of Baliqiao]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011267/ Dictionary of National Biography - Lt Gen  James Hope Grant]

Revision as of 18:26, 5 September 2008

Battle of Pa-li-chao
Part of 2nd Opium War
Date: 21 Sepember 1859
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

External Links

Wikipedia - Opium Wars
Wikipedia - Battle of Baliqiao
Dictionary of National Biography - Lt Gen James Hope Grant