Battle of the Leotung
The Battle of the Leotung was a British victory against an overwhelming fleet of Chinese pirate ships. In 1855 the Royal Navy launched a series of operations into the Gulf of Leotung and surrounding area to suppress piracy, several battles were fought and hundreds of pirates were killed.
| Battle of the Leotung | |||||||
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| Part of Piracy in Asia | |||||||
An 1890 map of the Pearl River Delta, Leotung is at the center right. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Chinese Pirates | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles Turner Edward W. Vansittart | unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 brig 1 steamer |
2 lorchas ~37 war-junks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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none 1 brig damaged 1 steamer damaged |
~300 killed or wounded 2 lorchas sunk 6 war-junks sunk ~5 war-junks damaged | ||||||
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