Battle of Ty-ho Bay
Naval engagement in 1855 against Chinese pirates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Ty-ho Bay was a significant naval engagement in 1855 involving the United Kingdom and United States against Chinese pirates. The action off Tai O, Hong Kong was to rescue captured merchant vessels, held by a fleet of armed war-junks. British and American forces defeated the pirates in one of the last major battles between Chinese pirate fleets and western navies. It was also one of the first joint operations undertaken by British and American forces.[1]
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Battle of Ty-ho Bay | |||||||
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A model of an eight gun pirate junk. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom United States | Chinese Pirates | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William Fellowes William McCluney | Unknown | ||||||
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1 steamer 1 sloop 1 screw frigate ~6 armed boats sailors and marines | 36 war-junks | ||||||
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9 killed ~6 wounded |
~500 killed or wounded ~1,000 captured 20 war-junks sunk | ||||||
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