Battle of Fatshan Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 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 |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Sir Michael Seymour |
Unknown |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 1,900+ marines & sailors 1 screw sloop 1 paddle steamer 7 gunboats |
1 fort 25 guns 100 war-junks |
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| 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 |
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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.
British order of battle
| Ship | Commander | Ref. |
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| Coromandel | Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour Lieutenant Sholto Douglas |
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| Hong Kong | Commodore Henry Keppel Lieutenant James Graham Goodenough |
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| Haughty | Commodore Charles Elliot Lieutenant Richard Vesey Hamilton |
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| 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 | ||
Gallery
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Plan of the battle
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Naval action, Fatshan Creek
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British rowboats
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