Battle of Woosung

Battle of Woosung
	Part of First Opium War
	; Battle of Woosung
Date	16 June 1842
Location	Woosung, China
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company;	Qing Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Gough,; William Parker	Admiral Chin (KIA)
Strength
14 ships	19 ships,; 4,000–5,000 troops
Casualties and losses
2 killed,; 25 wounded	Hundreds killed or wounded,; 250 guns captured

The Battle of Woosung was fought between British and Chinese forces in Woosung, China, on 16 June 1842 during the First Opium War. The British victory opened the way to Shanghai, which was captured with little resistance on 19 June.^[6]

Notes[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Bulletins 1842, p. 759
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Bulletins 1842, p. 816
↑ Hall & Bernard 1846, p. 326
↑ Hall & Bernard 1846, p. 329
↑ Hall & Bernard 1846, p. 330
↑ Rait 1903, pp. 267–268

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
Hall, William Hutcheon; Bernard, William Dallas (1846). The Nemesis in China (3rd ed.). Henry Colburn.

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[p._759-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Bulletins 1842, p. 759

[p._816-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Bulletins 1842, p. 816

[3] Hall & Bernard 1846, p. 326

[4] Hall & Bernard 1846, p. 329

[5] Hall & Bernard 1846, p. 330

[6] Rait 1903, pp. 267–268

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