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Battle of Chapoo
The Battle of Chapoo (乍浦之戰) was fought between British and Chinese forces in Chapoo (now written Zhapu), China, on 18May 1842 during the First Opium War.
== Battle ==
Before the attack, the British commander, Major General Hugh Gough divided his forces into three: a column of infantry on the left (863 men) and right (969 men), with artillery in the centre. Gough accompanied the right column, which landed first on May 16th. The remaining troops moved round to the rear of the enemy thereby cutting their communications with Chapoo. Meanwhile, the accompanying steamers began a bombardment of the city's defences. In Gough's own words: "The enemy were completely taken by surprise; as usual, they were unprepared for anything except a frontal attack. They gave way on all sides and took to flight, with the exception of a body of some 300 Manchu Tartar troops who seized a small joss-house, and held it with indomitable pluck and perseverance." Multiple assaults proved necessary to capture the joss-house with casualties suffered on both sides; eventually it fell and after each of the gates had been captured, the city fell to the British.
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