Battle_of_Fatshan_Creek

Battle of Fatshan Creek

Battle of Fatshan Creek

Naval battle

For other uses, see Fatshan (disambiguation).

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.[1]

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British order of battle

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  • Plan of the battle
  • Naval action, Fatshan Creek
  • British rowboats

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Second Anglo-Chinese War ("Opium war") of 1856 - 1860". William Loney. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. [2]
    Clowes (1966), p. 106.

Sources

  • Clowes, William Laird (1966) [1903]. The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. 7. New York: AMS Press.
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