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Battle of Canton (May 1841)
May 1841 battle during the First Opium War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Second Battle of Canton (Chinese: 第二次廣州之戰) was fought between British and Chinese forces in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong province, China, in May 1841 during the First Opium War.
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Second Battle of Canton | |||||||
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Part of the First Opium War | |||||||
![]() The British sailing towards the besieged city on 24 May | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hugh Gough |
Yishan Yang Fang | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,000[A] 2 steamers 7 other ships |
45,000[B] 4 forts | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
15 killed 112 wounded |
1,000 killed 3,000 wounded 4 forts captured[1][nb 1] | ||||||
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