The Battle of Fatshan Creek (佛山水道之戰) was a naval engagement fought between the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and the Cantonese fleet of Qing China on 1 June 1857.
Battle of Fatshan Creek | |||||||
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Part of the Second Opium War | |||||||
Advance of British boats during the naval battle at Fatshan Creek, by Oswald Walters Brierly | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Qing China | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Michael Seymour | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,900+ marines & sailors 1 screw sloop 1 paddle steamer 7 gunboats | 1 fort 25 guns 100 war-junks | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
13 killed (3 officers) 44 wounded (4 officers) 1 launch destroyed 1 gunboat damaged | 1 fort captured 25 guns captured 2 war-junks destroyed 70-80 war-junks captured |
Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour sought out and destroyed the Chinese fleet before advancing to the city of Canton (modern-day Foshan) for its capture.
Ship | Commander | Ref. |
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Coromandel | Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour Lieutenant Sholto Douglas | |
Hong Kong | Commodore Henry Keppel Lieutenant James Graham Goodenough | |
Haughty | Commodore Charles Elliot Lieutenant Richard Vesey Hamilton | |
Plover | Lieutenant Keith Stewart | |
Opossum | Lieutenant Colin Andrew Campbell | |
Bustard | Lieutenant Tathwell Collinson | |
Forester | Lieutenant Arthur Innes | |
Starling | Lieutenant Arthur Villiers | |
Staunch | Lieutenant Leveson Wildman | |
Boats from Calcutta, Nankin, Raleigh, Tribune, Highflyer, Inflexible, Niger, Sybille, Hornet, Fury, Elk, Acorn, and Cruizer |
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