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|result=British & French victory | |result=British & French victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
| − | |combatant1=British &French | + | |combatant1=British & French |
|combatant2=Taiping Rebels | |combatant2=Taiping Rebels | ||
| − | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026328/ Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley] | + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026328/ Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley]<br>Rear Adm Protet |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1=French: 410<br>English: 1,497<br>Chinese: 300 |
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2=4,000 |
| − | |casualties1= | + | |casualties1= 1 killed<br>1 wounded |
| − | |casualties2= | + | |casualties2= 600 killed |
}} | }} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zMwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA513&dq=Tsing-poo&as_brr=3&ei=AECXSMm2L4aCjwH0x-3JAw# | + | [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] |
Revision as of 09:40, 7 August 2008
| Wong-ka-Dya | ||
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| Part of Taiping Rebellion | ||
| Date: | 4 April 1862 | |
| Location: | Wong-ka-dza, Shanghai, China | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.119444°N 121.5725°E | |
| Result: | British & French victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & French | Taiping Rebels | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Charles Staveley Rear Adm Protet |
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| Strength | ||
| French: 410 English: 1,497 Chinese: 300 |
4,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1 killed 1 wounded |
600 killed | |
