Battle of Macao Fort | |||||||
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Part of the Second Opium War | |||||||
![]() Map of the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() | 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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