Battle of Chapoo

Battle of Chapoo
	Part of First Opium War
	; Joss House, Chapoo. Death of Col. Tomlinson
Date	18 May 1842
Location	Chapoo, Zhejiang, China
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company;	Qing Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
	Hugh Gough,; William Parker
Strength
8 ships,; 2,220 land troops	8,000–10,000 troops
Casualties and losses
13 killed,; 42 wounded	1,200–1,500 casualties,; 14 junks captured

The Battle of Chapoo was fought between British and Chinese forces in Chapoo, China, on 18 May 1842 during the First Opium War.

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Notes[]

↑ Bulletins 1842, pp. 918–920
↑ Rait 1903, p. 263
↑ Bulletins 1842, p. 916
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Rait 1903, p. 265
↑ Bulletins 1842, p. 918

References[]

Bulletins of State Intelligence (1842). Westminster: Printed by F. Watts.
Rait, Robert S. (1903). The Life and Campaigns of Hugh, First Viscount Gough, Field-Marshal. Volume 1.

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[1] Bulletins 1842, pp. 918–920

[2] Rait 1903, p. 263

[3] Bulletins 1842, p. 916

[p._265-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Rait 1903, p. 265

[5] Bulletins 1842, p. 918

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