Difference between revisions of "Wong-ka-Dya"

Latest revision as of 22:37, 17 December 2009

Modern name: Not found
Variants: Wong-ka-dya/Wong-ka-dza

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-[[Category:Battles]]
+== History ==
-{{Battles_Infobox
+[[Battle of Wong-ka-Dya]] 1862
-|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion Taiping Rebellion]
+== Spelling Variants ==
-|date=4 April 1862
+Modern name: Not found<br>
-|location=Wong-ka-dza, Shanghai, China
+Variants: Wong-ka-dya/Wong-ka-dza<br>
-|presidency=[[Madras]]
-|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.119444,121.5725&z=16&t=h&hl=en  31.119444°N 121.5725°E]
+[[Category:Locations]]
-|result=British & French victory
+[[Category:China]]
-|territory=
-|combatant1=British & French
-|combatant2=Taiping Rebels
-|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026328/ Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley]<br>Rear Adm Protet
-|commander2=
-|strength1=French: 410<br>English: 1,497<br>Chinese: 300
-|strength2=4,000
-|casualties1= 1 killed<br>1 wounded
-|casualties2= 600 killed
-}}
-== External Links ==
-[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA513&dq=Tsing-poo&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw#PPA502,M1 Google Books - Battle of Wong-ka-dza]