Capture of Chusan (1841)

Second Capture of Chusan
Part of the First Opium War
Second taking of Chusan
Date 29 September – 1 October 1841 Location Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China Coordinates: 30°0′24″N 122°6′24″E / 30.00667°N 122.10667°E / 30.00667; 122.10667 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Gough William Parker	Ge Yunfei (KIA)[1]
Strength
13 ships[2] 2,607 troops[3]	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2 killed[3] 27 wounded[3]	1,500 casualties[4] 136 guns captured[5]

The second capture of Chusan occurred on 1 October 1841 during the First Opium War when British forces captured the city of Tinghai, capital of the Chusan (Zhoushan) islands off the north east Chinese coast.

Gallery

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  Map of the capture

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  Attack on the heights of Chusan

Notes

References

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

Further reading

• Murray, Alexander (1843). Doings in China. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 23–42.