Battle of Canton (May 1841)

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Second Battle of Canton
Part of the First Opium War
The British sailing towards the besieged city on 24 May
Date 21–30 May 1841 Location Canton, Guangdong, China Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom British East India Company	China
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Gough	Yishan Yang Fang
Strength
6,000[A] 2 steamers 7 other ships	45,000[B] 4 forts
Casualties and losses
15 killed 112 wounded	1,000 killed 3,000 wounded 4 forts captured[1][nb 1]
Casualties source:[2]
^ The Qing acknowledged that 500 Tartar (Manchu) troops were killed and 1,500 wounded on 25 May.

The Second Battle of Canton (Chinese: 第二次廣州之戰) was fought between British and Chinese forces in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong province, China, in May 1841 during the First Opium War.