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Battle of the Bogue

Battle of the Bogue was a battle fought on 12 November 1856 in what is now China; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Second Opium War, which ran from 1856 to 1860. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 6 ships against 2,000 (500 in each fort); 410 guns.

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Capture of Bocca Tigris forts by the English squadron. The attack on North and South Wantung. The War with China. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 January 1857. Engraver: C. Evans
Capture of Bocca Tigris forts by the English squadron. The attack on North and South Wantung. The War with China. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 January 1857. Engraver: C. Evans. The Illustrated London News, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 November 1856lasted 1 day
WhereChina22.774N, 113.629E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandagainstQing China
Casualties and losses1 killed; 5 woundedandUnknown; 410 guns lost; 4 forts captured
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 the Bogue, 1856
13 placed engagements of Second Opium War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 November 1856
to 13 November 1856
PlaceChina
22.774N, 113.629E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6 ships2,000 (500 in each fort); 410 guns
Casualties and losses1 killed; 5 woundedUnknown; 410 guns lost; 4 forts captured
Commanders
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1839 and 1856.

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Elsewhere in 1856

Battle of the Bogue 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 Q4872860, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Bogue (1856), revision 1370598386, 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.