Battle of Fatshan Creek
| 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 | |||||||
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1,900+ marines & sailors 1 screw sloop 1 paddle steamer 7 gunboats |
1 fort 25 guns 100 war-junks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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. 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.