Battle of Macao Fort

Battle of Macao Fort
Part of the Second Opium War
Map of the battle
Date 4 January 1857 Location Pearl River, Guangdong, China 23°4′12″N 113°15′29″E / 23.07000°N 113.25806°E / 23.07000; 113.25806 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Michael Seymour	Ye Mingchen
Strength
4 sloops 3 pinnaces 1 gig 1 cutter	70+ junks[1] (many armed with stinkpots) 30+ row boats
Casualties and losses
1 killed[2] 6 wounded[3]	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

• King-Hall, Louise, ed. (1936). Sea Saga, Being the Naval Diaries of Four Generations of the King-Hall Family. London: V. Gollancz. p. 234.