| Conflict: | Capture of French Folly Fort |
| Partof: | the Second Opium War |
| Date: | 6 November 1856 |
| Place: | Pearl River, Guangdong, China |
| Coordinates: | 23.1133°N 113.2814°W |
| Result: | British victory |
| Combatant1: |  United Kingdom |
| Combatant2: | Qing China |
| Commander1: | Michael Seymour |
| Commander2: | Ye Mingchen |
| Strength1: | 2 steamers 14 small boats1 |
| Strength2: | 23 junks[1] |
| Casualties1: | 1 killed 4 wounded[2] |
| Casualties2: | unknown 1 fort captured |
| Notes: | 1 Comprising 2 launchers, 2 barges, 3 pinnaces, 6 cutters, and 1 gig |
The Capture of the French Folly Fort by British forces in China occurred on 6 November 1856 during the Second Opium War. The British dispersed 23 Chinese war junks and captured the French Folly fort in the Pearl River near the city of Canton (Guangzhou) in Guangdong province. The battle lasted nearly an hour. The British consul Harry Parkes described the Chinese as putting up "a very hot resistance" and the engagement as "exceeding creditable to the bravery not only of our men, but of the Chinese also."
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