Battle of Chapu

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Battle of Chapu
Part of 1st China War 1839-42
Date: 18 May 1842
Location: Zhapu, Shanghai
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 30.611838°N 121.08348°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Chinese
Commanders
Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Strength
Casualties
10 killed
50 wounded
5-600 dead

External Links

Opium Wars Wikipedia
1st Opium War Wikipedia
W.L.Clowes on the Ist Anglo-Chinese War www.pdavis.nl
Sir Hugh Gough Dictionary of National Biography
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Chapu www.archive.org