Battle of Ty-ho Bay

Battle of Ty-ho Bay
A model of an eight gun pirate junk.
Date August 4, 1855 Location Off Tai O, Hong Kong Result Anglo-American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  United States	Chinese Pirates
Commanders and leaders
William Fellowes William McCluney	Unknown
Strength
1 steamer 1 sloop 1 screw frigate ~6 armed boats sailors and marines	36 war-junks
Casualties and losses
9 killed ~6 wounded	~500 killed or wounded ~1,000 captured 20 war-junks sunk
Seven captured merchant ships were liberated by the British and Americans during the battle, two sustained heavy damage and were burned.

The Battle of Ty-ho Bay was a significant naval engagement in 1855 involving the United Kingdom and United States against Chinese pirates. The action off Tai O, Hong Kong was to rescue captured merchant vessels, held by a fleet of armed war-junks. British and American forces defeated the pirates in one of the last major battles between Chinese pirate fleets and western navies. It was also one of the first joint operations undertaken by British and American forces.^[1]