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[[Category:Battles|Amoy 1841, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st China War 1839-42|Amoy 1841, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[http[://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Opium_War Category:1st China War 1839-42|1st Opium China War1839-42]]
|date=26-27 August 1841
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen [Amoy|Xiamen]], Fujian Province, China] |presidency=[[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.481018,118.1503&z=10&t=h&hl=en 24.481017°N 118.150301°E]
|result=British victory
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Chinese
|commander1=[[Hugh Gough|Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough]]<br>[http://wwwen.oxforddnbwikipedia.comorg/indexwiki/101011135/ Maj Gen Sir_William_Parker,_1st_Baronet,_of_Shenstone Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh GoughWilliam Parker]
|commander2=
|strength1=
|casualties2=
}}
== Expeditionary Force ==
'''Naval Squadron'''
*Royal Navy Warships
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2290 HMS Wellesley]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=60 HMS Blenheim]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1370 HMS Druid]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1139 HMS Blonde]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1781 HMS Modeste]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1934 HMS Pylades]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1258 HMS Columbine]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1299 HMS Cruiser]
:[http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2329 HMS Algerine]<br>
*HEIC Steamers
:Sesostris
:Queen
:Nemesis
:Phlegethon
*21 transports and store ships<br>
'''Ground forces'''<br>
2,700 fighting men
*[[18th Regiment of Foot|HM 18th Royal Irish Regiment]]
*Four Coys [[26th Regiment of Foot|HM 26th Cameronians]]
*[[49th Regiment of Foot|HM 49th Regiment]]
*[[55th Regiment of Foot|HM 55th Regiment]]
*Rifle Coy [[36th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry|36th Madras Native Infantry]]
*Detachment [[Royal Artillery]]
*Detachment [[Madras Artillery]]
*Two Coys [[Madras Sappers and Miners]]
*Madras Engineers
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Opium Wars] Wikipedia - <br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Opium_War 1st Opium WarsWar]Wikipedia<br>[http://www.pdavis.nl/China.htm W.L.Clowes on the Ist Anglo-Chinese War]www.pdavis.nl<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vaVOqE-R4roC&pg=PA200&dq=Parker+Pottinger+%20Amoy&as_brr=1&ei=LYMhSMS_F4PUzASsoaXCDQ#v=onepage&q=Parker%20Pottinge%20Amoyr&f=false Fall of Amoy] Google Books<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]Google Books<br>[[Categoryhttp:Battles|//www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas06indi#page/380/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Attack on Amoy 1841, Battle of]]archive.org
