Atlas of Battles

naval engagement, nineteenth century

Battle of Fatshan Creek

Battle of Fatshan Creek was a naval engagement fought on 1 June 1857 at Guangzhou, in what is now People's Republic of China. It was part of Second Opium War, which ran from 1856 to 1860. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1,900+ marines & sailors; 1 screw sloop; 1 paddle steamer; 7 gunboats against 1 fort; 25 guns; 100 war-junks.

See it on the globe Read the article

Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857.
Battle of Fatshan Creek in 1857.. Edmund Walker after Oswald Walters Brierly, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 June 1857
WhereGuangzhou, People's Republic of China23.029N, 113.119E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstQing China
Part ofSecond Opium War1856 to 1860

Where it sits in Second Opium War

Battle of Canton, 1856Capture of the French Folly Fort, 1856Battle of the Bogue, 1856Battle of the Pearl River Forts, 1856Battle of Macao Fort, 1857Battle of Escape Creek, 1857Battle of Fatshan Creek, 1857Battle of Canton, 1857Battle of Taku Forts, 1858Battle of Taku Forts, 1859Battle of Taku Forts, 1860Battle of Zhangjiawan, 1860Battle of Palikao, 186018561860Battle of Fatshan Creek, 1857
13 placed engagements of Second Opium War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 June 1857
PlaceGuangzhou, People's Republic of China
23.029N, 113.119E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength1,900+ marines & sailors; 1 screw sloop; 1 paddle steamer; 7 gunboats1 fort; 25 guns; 100 war-junks
Casualties and losses13 killed (3 officers); 44 wounded (4 officers); 1 launch destroyed; 1 gunboat damaged1 fort captured; 25 guns captured; 2 war-junks destroyed; 70–80 war-junks captured
Battle of Fatshan CreekBattle of Fatshan CreekBattle of Macao FortBattle of CantonBattle of CantonBattle of GuangzhouBattle of CantonBattle of CantonShenzhenZhuhaiMacauYangjiangQingyuanJiangmenZhaoqingHeyuan100 km23.029N, 113.119E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1857

Battle of Fatshan Creek is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888487, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fatshan Creek, revision 1376841036, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.