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battle, nineteenth century

Capture of Chusan

Capture of Chusan was a battle fought on 6 July 1840 at Zhoushan Island, in what is now China. It was part of First Opium War, which ran from 1839 to 1842. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought6 July 1840
WhereZhoushan Island, China30.007N, 122.107E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; British East India CompanyagainstQing China
Casualties and losses1 woundedand13 killed; 13 wounded; 91 guns captured
Part ofFirst Opium War1839 to 1842

Where it sits in First Opium War

Battle of Kowloon, 1839Battle of Chuenpee, 1839Capture of Chusan, 1840Battle of the Barrier, 1840Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Da'an, 1841Second Battle of Chuenpee, 1841Battle of the Bogue, 1841Battle of First Bar, 1841Battle of Whampoa, 1841Battle of Canton, 1841Battle of Amoy, 1841Battle of Chinhai, 1841Battle of Ningpo, 1842Battle of Tsekee, 1842Battle of Chapoo, 1842Battle of Woosung, 1842Battle of Chinkiang, 184218391842Capture of Chusan, 1840
18 placed engagements of First Opium War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 July 1840
to 6 July 1840
PlaceZhoushan Island, China
30.007N, 122.107E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1 ship of the line; 3 corvettes; 2 sloops; 2 steamships; 10 gun-brigs/transport ships; 10 guns; 2 mortars (on land)21 junks; 1,540; 20 guns (on land)
Casualties and losses1 wounded13 killed; 13 wounded; 91 guns captured
Commanders
Capture of ChusanCapture of ChusanCapture of ChusanBattle of Dengbu IslandBattle of ChinhaiBattle of ZhenhaiBattle of NingpoBattle of Dengbu IslandBattle of NingpoJiaxingShaoxingLinhaiShanghai100 km30.007N, 122.107E
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Capture of Chusan is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5036997, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Chusan, revision 1370608474, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.