Battle of Fatshan Creek

Battle of Fatshan Creek
Part of the Second Opium War
Advance of British boats during the naval battle at Fatshan Creek, by Oswald Walters Brierly
Date 1 June 1857 Location Foshan, Guangdong, China Coordinates: 23°01′44″N 113°07′08″E / 23.029°N 113.119°E / 23.029; 113.119 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Henry Keppel	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

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. Commodore Henry Keppel sought out and destroyed the Chinese fleet before advancing to the city of Canton (modern-day Foshan) for its capture.^[1]

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  Plan of the battle

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  Naval action, Fatshan Creek

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  British rowboats

See also[]

• Battle of Escape Creek

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Battle of Fatshan Creek at Wikimedia Commons

Sources[]

• Carter, Thomas; Long, W. (2010). Medals of the British Army: And How They Were Won. Lancer International Incorporated. ISBN 9781935501275.

• Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313335389.

• Jameson, William (2004). The Fleet that Jack Built: Nine Men who Made a Navy. Periscope Publishing. ISBN 9781904381280.