Conflict: | Battle of Macao Fort |
Partof: | the Second Opium War |
Date: | 4 January 1857 |
Place: | Pearl River, Guangdong, China |
Coordinates: | 23.07°N 113.2581°W |
Result: | British victory |
Combatant2: | Qing China |
Commander1: | Michael Seymour |
Commander2: | Ye Mingchen |
Strength1: | 4 sloops 3 pinnaces 1 gig 1 cutter |
Strength2: | 70+ junks[1] (many armed with stinkpots) 30+ row boats |
Casualties1: | 1 killed[2] 6 wounded[3] |
Casualties2: | 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 3miles south of Canton (Guangzhou).