Battle of Macao Fort facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Battle of Macao Fort |
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| Part of the Second Opium War | |||||||
 Map of the battle |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom |
 Qing China |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Michael Seymour | Ye Mingchen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4 sloops 3 pinnaces 1 gig 1 cutter |
70+ junks (many armed with stinkpots) 30+ row boats |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed 6 wounded |
Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Macao Fort was fought between British and Chinese forces in the Pearl River, Guangdong, China on 4 January 1857 during the Second Opium War. Macao Fort was located on an islet about 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) south of Canton (Guangzhou).
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Larger map of the Canton River, showing Macao Fort
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Macao Fort, c. 1841
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The Union Jack on the fort, 1857
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Watercolour sketch of the fort, 1858
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