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|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_River_(China) Zhu Jiang, Guangdong, China] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_River_(China) Zhu Jiang, Guangdong, China] | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll= | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=22.772816,113.66884&z=12&t=h&hl=en 22.772816°N 113.668842°E] |
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Chinese | |combatant2=Chinese | ||
| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1=Maj J L Pratt |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1=1,500 |
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HGsU0WoI3AIC&pg=PA256&dq=Bogue+Fort&ei=F0fNR8jJG4TIyATRrsWfBA#PPA258,M1 Google Books - Capture of Bogue Forts] |
Revision as of 15:52, 4 March 2008
| Battle of Bogue Forts, Pearl River | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Ist Opium War | ||
| Date: | 7 January 1841 | |
| Location: | Zhu Jiang, Guangdong, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 22.772816°N 113.668842°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Chinese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj J L Pratt | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,500 | ||
| Casualties | ||
