Battle of Woosung

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

Chen Huacheng (KIA)^[1]

Strength

14 ships^[2]

19 ships,^[3]
4,000–5,000 troops^[1]

Casualties and losses

2 killed,^[2]
25 wounded^[2]

Hundreds killed or wounded,^[4]
250 guns captured^[5]

First Opium War

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The Battle of Woosung was fought between British and Chinese forces in Woosung (now written Wusong), 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 2 Bulletins 1842, p. 759
1 2 3 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.

Coordinates: 31°22′30″N 121°30′0″E / 31.37500°N 121.50000°E / 31.37500; 121.50000

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