Battle of Zhangjiawan

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Battle of Zhangjiawan
Part of the Second Opium War
CousinMontaubanCampaignOf1860.jpg
Cousin-Montauban leading French forces
Date18 September 1860
Location
Zhangjiawan, near Tongzhou, China
Result Franco-British victory
Belligerents
Flag of France (1794-1815).svg  France
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Charles Guillaume Cousin-Montauban
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Hope Grant
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg Sengge Rinchen [1]
Strength
4,000 [2] 20,000–30,000 [3] [4]
Casualties and losses
French: [4]
2 killed
14 wounded
British: [4]
1 killed
19 wounded
Heavy
80 guns captured [4]

Battle of Zhangjiawan (Chinese :張家灣戰役) or Battle of Chang-kia-wan was fought by British and French forces against China at the town of Zhangjiawan (to the east of Tongzhou) during the Second Opium War on the morning of 18 September 1860.

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Battle

The combined Anglo-French force which had recently occupied Tianjin engaged a Chinese army numbering some 30,000-strong at Zhangjiawan. British cavalry won a battle against Mongolian cavalry, French infantry crushed the defence of Chinese troops, and British-French artillery inflicting massive losses on the Chinese Qing army.

Aftermath

Since infantry was the worst part of the Qing army, the Qing commander-in-chief Sengge Rinchen decided to use his cavalry against the Anglo-French forces. The Battle of Palikao took place three days later.

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References

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