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battle, nineteenth century

Passaleão incident

Passaleão incident was a battle fought on 25 August 1849 at Xiangshan County, in what is now People's Republic of China. The recorded result: Portuguese victory. Recorded strength: 36 men; 1 howitzer against 400 men; 20 cannons.

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Chinese encampment and wall that separates China from Macau.
Chinese encampment and wall that separates China from Macau.. Drawn by Auguste Borget, lithograph by Eugene Ciceri, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 August 1849
WhereXiangshan County, People's Republic of China22.215N, 113.549E
OutcomePortuguese victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Portugalagainst23px China
Casualties and losses1 woundedand15 killed

Record

Date25 August 1849
PlaceXiangshan County, People's Republic of China
22.215N, 113.549E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength36 men; 1 howitzer400 men; 20 cannons
Casualties and losses1 wounded15 killed
Commanders
  • Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita
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Elsewhere in 1849

Passaleão incident 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 Q4848678, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Passaleão incident, revision 1370702755, 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.