Capture of Chusan (1841)

Second Capture of Chusan
	Part of First Opium War
	; Second taking of Chusan
Date	29 September – 1 October 1841
Location	Chusan, China
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company;	Qing Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Gough,; William Parker	General Keo (KIA)
Strength
	13 ships,; 2,607 troops
Casualties and losses
2 killed,; 27 wounded	1,500 casualties,; 136 ordnances captured

The second capture of Chusan by British forces in China occurred on 1 October 1841 during the First Opium War. The British captured the city of Tinghai, the capital of the Chusan islands.

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↑ MacPherson 1843, p. 216
↑ MacPherson 1843, pp. 358–359
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 MacPherson 1843, p. 374
↑ MacPherson 1843, p. 217
↑ MacPherson 1843, p. 375

References[]

MacPherson, Duncan (1843). Two Years in China (2nd ed.). Saunders and Otley

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[1] MacPherson 1843, p. 216

[2] MacPherson 1843, pp. 358–359

[p._374-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 MacPherson 1843, p. 374

[4] MacPherson 1843, p. 217

[5] MacPherson 1843, p. 375

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