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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vaVOqE-R4roC&pg=PA138&dq=General+Gough&as_brr=1&ei=LYMhSMS_F4PUzASsoaXCDQ#PPA138,M1 Google Books - Assault on Canton pp101-142] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars Wikipedia - Opium Wars]<br>[http://www.pdavis.nl/China.htm W.L.Clowes on the Ist Anglo-Chinese War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vaVOqE-R4roC&pg=PA138&dq=General+Gough&as_brr=1&ei=LYMhSMS_F4PUzASsoaXCDQ#PPA138,M1 Google Books - Assault on Canton pp101-142] |
Revision as of 14:17, 19 June 2008
| Battle of Canton | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Opium War | ||
| Date: | 27 May 1841 | |
| Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 23.002364°N 113.392665°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Chinese | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Wikipedia - Opium Wars
W.L.Clowes on the Ist Anglo-Chinese War
Google Books - Assault on Canton pp101-142
