Battle of Fatshan Creek

Naval battle

23°01′44″N 113°07′08″E / 23.029°N 113.119°E / 23.029; 113.119Result British victoryBelligerents  United Kingdom Qing ChinaCommanders and leaders United Kingdom Sir Michael Seymour UnknownStrength 1,900+ marines & sailors
1 screw sloop
1 paddle steamer
7 gunboats 1 fort
25 guns
100 war-junksCasualties 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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Second Opium War

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]

British order of battle

Ship Commander Ref.
Coromandel Rear-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour
Lieutenant Sholto Douglas 		[2]
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

Gallery

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

See also

References

  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. ^ Clowes (1966), p. 106.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.