Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Ye Mingchen

Battles of Ye Mingchen

Qing politician (1807-1859)

Ye Mingchen is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1856 and 1857: 6 battles, all in present-day People's Republic of China. Taken in date order, the sites lie 118 km apart end to end, 24 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Opium War (6).

Battle of Macao FortBattle of CantonCapture of the French Folly FortBattle of the BogueBattle of the Pearl River FortsBattle of CantonBattle of CantonCapture of the French Folly FortBattle of the BogueBattle of the Pearl River FortsBattle of CantonShenzhenWuzhouZhuhaiMacauMaomingYangjiangQingyuanJiangmenMeizhouHeyuan200 km22.950N, 113.444E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1856: 4 engagements4 in 18561857: 2 engagements18561857
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

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 Canton, 185718561857
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 October 1856Battle of CantonGuangzhou, People's Republic of ChinaBritish victory
6 November 1856Capture of the French Folly FortFrench Folly Fort, People's Republic of China2 km EBritish victory
12 November 1856Battle of the BogueChina52 km SEBritish victory
16 November 1856Battle of the Pearl River FortsPearl River, China45 km NWAmerican victory
4 January 1857Battle of Macao FortPearl River, China13 km WInconclusive
28 December 1857Battle of CantonGuangzhou, People's Republic of China6 km NFranco-British victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.