Battle of Shipu

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Battle of Shipu
Part of the Sino-French War
Map of the battle
Date 14 February 1885 Location Shipu Bay (石浦灣) Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Qing dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Amédée Courbet	Wu Ankang
Strength
2 ironclads 3 cruisers 1 gunboat	3 cruisers 1 frigate 1 sloop
Casualties and losses
1 killed	1 frigate sunk 1 sloop sunk by friendly fire

The Battle of Shipu (Chinese: 石浦海戰) was a French naval victory during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885). The battle took place on the night of 14 February 1885 in Shipu Bay (石浦灣), near Ningbo, China.