Battle of the Bogue (1856)

The Battle of the Bogue was fought between British and Chinese forces at the Humen strait (Bogue), Guangdong province, China, on 12–13 November 1856 during the Second Opium War. The British captured the forts in the Wangtong Islands on 12 November and the forts in Anunghoy Island the next day.

Battle of the Bogue
Part of the Second Opium War

Attack on the North and South Wangtong Islands
Date12–13 November 1856
Location
Humen, Guangdong, China
22°47′20″N 113°36′59″E
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Michael Seymour Ye Mingchen
Strength
6 ships 2,000 (500 in each fort)
410 guns
Casualties and losses
1 killed
5 wounded		 unknown
410 guns lost
4 forts captured
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