Siege of Kahding

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 storming 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