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Battle of Escape Creek
Part of the Second Opium War
Commodore Elliot leading gunboats to the attack of junks, 1857.jpg
Commodore Elliot leading gunboats to attack the Mandarin junks
Date 25–27 May 1857
Location
Escape Creek, Guangdong, China
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Qing China
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Charles Elliot Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg Admiral Sonhay
Strength
13 gunboats
7 cutters & gigs		 41 war-junks
Casualties and losses
31 wounded 27 junks captured or destroyed


The Battle of Escape Creek was a naval engagement fought between the United Kingdom's Royal Navy and the Qing Chinese naval force on 25–27 May 1857 during the Second Opium War. Commodore Charles Elliot's squadron chased the war-junks at Escape Creek (present-day East River) and then, once the British ships were grounded as the river narrowed, they chased them in the ships' boats until all the junks had been overhauled.

Gallery

  • Map of Canton River

    Map of Canton area showing Escape Creek near the top

  • Map of Escape Creek

    Map of the engagements

  • Attack on the junks

    Attack on the junks

  • Burning of 27 junks taken in Escape Creek

    Burning of 27 captured junks

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