Battle of Chapu

Battle of Chapu
Part of the First Opium War

Map of the battle of Chapu
Date18 May 1842
Location
Zhapu, Zhejiang, China
30°36′22″N 121°5′46″E / 30.60611°N 121.09611°E / 30.60611; 121.09611
Result British victory
Belligerents

 United Kingdom

Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Changxi
Strength
  • 8 ships[1]
  • 2,220 land troops[2]
8,000–10,000 troops[3]
Casualties and losses
  • 1,200–1,500 casualties[4]
  • 14 junks captured[5]
Battle of Chapu
Traditional Chinese乍浦
Simplified Chinese乍浦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhàpǔ zhī Zhàn

The Battle of Chapu was fought between British and Qing forces at Chapu (present-day Zhapu) on the northern shore of Hangzhou Bay during the First Opium War.

  1. ^ Bulletins of State Intelligence 1842, pp. 918–920
  2. ^ Rait 1903, p. 263
  3. ^ Bulletins of State Intelligence 1842, p. 916
  4. ^ a b c Rait 1903, p. 265
  5. ^ Bulletins of State Intelligence 1842, p. 918