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Revision as of 17:04, 20 May 2008

Battle of Chusan
Part of 1st Opium War
Date: August 1841
Location: Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
Presidency: Madras
Co-ordinates: 30.095492°N 121.145660°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Chinese
Commanders
Sir Henry Pottinger
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Wikipedia - Opium Wars
Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Henry Pottinger