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	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]

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. Bulletins 1842, p. 759
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

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