battle, early modern

Second Battle of Tamao

Name: Second Battle of Tamao
Location: Hong Kong S.A.R.

Second Battle of Tamao was a battle fought in 1522 in what is now Hong Kong S.A.R.. The recorded result: Ming victory. Recorded strength: 30 ships; 8 large junks against 6 ships; 2 heavy carracks; 2 small carracks; 2 junks; 300 men.

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Fought1522

WhereHong Kong S.A.R.22.370N, 113.976E

OutcomeMing victory

BelligerentsMing dynastyagainstKingdom of Portugal

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1 ship destroyed; 1 ship captured; 42 men captured

Record

Date	1522 (year precision)
Place	Hong Kong S.A.R. 22.370N, 113.976E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	30 ships; 8 large junks	6 ships; 2 heavy carracks; 2 small carracks; 2 junks; 300 men
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1 ship destroyed; 1 ship captured; 42 men captured

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

First Battle of Tamao 1521, 0.3 km NE
Battle of Ty-ho Bay 1855, 17 km SW
Battle of Hong Kong 1941, 21 km SE
Battle of Kowloon 1839, 22 km SE
Passaleão incident 1849, 47 km W

Elsewhere in 1522

Second Battle of Tamao is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 4 in present-day Hong Kong S.A.R..

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7443119, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sincouwaan, revision 1385620141, 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.