naval engagement, nineteenth century

Battle of Ty-ho Bay

Name: Battle of Ty-ho Bay
Start: 1855-08-04
Location: Hong Kong S.A.R.

Battle of Ty-ho Bay was a naval engagement fought on 4 August 1855 in what is now Hong Kong S.A.R.. The recorded result: Coalition victory. Recorded strength: 1 steamer; 1 sloop; 1 screw frigate; ~6 armed boats; sailors and marines against 36 war-junks.

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Fought4 August 1855

WhereHong Kong S.A.R.22.267N, 113.850E

OutcomeCoalition victory

BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; United States; Kingdom of PortugalagainstChinese Pirates

Casualties and losses9 killed; ~6 woundedand~500 killed or wounded; ~1,000 captured; 20 war-junks sunk

Record

Date	4 August 1855
Place	Hong Kong S.A.R. 22.267N, 113.850E
Kind	Naval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength	1 steamer; 1 sloop; 1 screw frigate; ~6 armed boats; sailors and marines	36 war-junks
Casualties and losses	9 killed; ~6 wounded	~500 killed or wounded; ~1,000 captured; 20 war-junks sunk
Commanders	William Abdy Fellowes William J. McCluney

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

Nearest engagements

Second Battle of Tamao 1522, 17 km NE
First Battle of Tamao 1521, 18 km NE
Passaleão incident 1849, 32 km W
Battle of the Barrier 1840, 32 km W
Battle of Hong Kong 1941, 32 km E

Elsewhere in 1855

Battle of Ty-ho Bay is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th 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 Q4872616, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ty-ho Bay, revision 1382788196, 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.