| Battle of Chapoo | |||||||
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| Part of First Opium War | |||||||
Joss House, Chapoo. Death of Col. Tomlinson |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Qing Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hugh Gough, William Parker |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 8 ships,[1] 2,220 land troops[2] |
8,000–10,000 troops[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 13 killed,[4] 42 wounded[4] |
1,200–1,500 casualties,[4] 14 junks captured[5] |
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The Battle of Chapoo was fought between British and Chinese forces in Chapoo, China, on 18 May 1842 during the First Opium War.