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Battle of Zhangjiawan

Battle of Zhangjiawan was a battle fought in 1860 in what is now China. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Second Opium War, which ran from 1856 to 1860. The recorded result: Franco-British victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 2,000–3,000.

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Fought1860
WhereChina39.909N, 116.651E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFranco-British victory
BelligerentsSecond French Empire; United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstQing China
Casualties and lossesFrench: 2 killed; 14 wounded; British: 1 killed; 19 woundedandHeavy; 80 guns captured
Part ofSecond Opium War1856 to 1860

Where it sits in Second Opium War

Battle of Canton, 1856Capture of the French Folly Fort, 1856Battle of the Bogue, 1856Battle of the Pearl River Forts, 1856Battle of Macao Fort, 1857Battle of Escape Creek, 1857Battle of Fatshan Creek, 1857Battle of Canton, 1857Battle of Taku Forts, 1858Battle of Taku Forts, 1859Battle of Taku Forts, 1860Battle of Zhangjiawan, 1860Battle of Palikao, 186018561860Battle of Zhangjiawan, 1860
13 placed engagements of Second Opium War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1860 (year precision)
PlaceChina
39.909N, 116.651E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,0002,000–3,000
Casualties and lossesFrench: 2 killed; 14 wounded; British: 1 killed; 19 woundedHeavy; 80 guns captured
Commanders
  • Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban
  • Hope Grant
  • Sengge Rinchen
Battle of ZhangjiawanBattle of ZhangjiawanBattle of PalikaoBattle of Gaoliang RiverBattle of PekingSiege of ZhongduSiege of the International LegationsBattle of PalikaoBattle of PekingTianjinTangshanZhangjiakouLangfangBaodingChangpingChengdeZhuozhou100 km39.909N, 116.651E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Zhangjiawan 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 Q4438423, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zhangjiawan, revision 1370596684, 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.